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Preliminary designs [1] [2] The Comac C939 is a planned long-range wide-body twinjet airliner family being developed by Chinese Comac as a competitor to the Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 . [ 1 ] It is designed to be larger than the other two models in its domestically produced aircraft line: the Comac C919 and Comac C929 .
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences designed an electric VTOL prototype, developing it to prototype by 2019. [1] First, a model 1:10 was used to test the concept; it was flown with and without a fuselage. Further flight tests, with a 1:4 scale concept aircraft, were also conducted by Aurora. [2]
Data from Ural Works of Civil Aviation General characteristics Capacity: 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) maximum payload, 9–12 passengers depending on FAR requirements Length: 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) Empty weight: 1,980–2,040 kg (4,365–4,497 lb) Max takeoff weight: 4,800 kg (10,582 lb) Powerplant: 1 × General Electric H80 -200 or Klimov VK-800 SM ...
The 777-8 provides seating for 395 passengers and has a range of 8,745 nmi (16,196 km; 10,064 mi) while the 777-9 has seating for 426 passengers and a range of over 7,285 nmi (13,492 km; 8,383 mi). The 777X program was proposed in the early 2010s with assembly at the Boeing Everett Factory and the wings built at a new adjacent building.
The Terrafugia Transition is a light sport, roadable airplane under development by Terrafugia since 2006. [3]The Rotax 912ULS [4] piston engine powered, carbon-fiber vehicle is planned to have a flight range of 425 nmi (489 mi; 787 km) using either automotive premium grade unleaded gasoline or 100LL avgas and a cruising flight speed of 93 kn (107 mph; 172 km/h).
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The Comac C919 is a narrow-body airliner developed by Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac.The development program was launched in 2008. Production began in December 2011, with the first prototype being rolled out on 2 November 2015; the maiden flight took place on 5 May 2017.
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