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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. 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.
The C919 is a narrowbody passenger plane made by state-owned Comac. Xinhua/Ding Ting, COMAC After 15 years of production, China's first homegrown mainline commercial jet flew for the first time in ...
In 2009, COMAC selected the LEAP engine for the C919. [15] The aircraft was due to begin testing in 2016. [16] In total, 28 test engines will be used by CFM to achieve engine certification, and 32 others will be used by Airbus, Boeing and COMAC for aircraft certification and test programs.
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A Comac C919 in flight. ... Twin‑engine, single aisle, short-range 70−105 28 November 2008 C919: Twin‑engine, single aisle, short- to medium-range 150−190
China’s homegrown 737 competitor has to wait a while to fill the vacuum left by Boeing: Europe says COMAC’s C919 is ‘too new’ to approve by 2026. Lionel Lim. March 15, 2024 at 4:09 AM.
The CJ-1000A would need 28,200 lbf (125 kN) thrust to replace the CFM LEAP-1C currently used in the Comac C919. The 29,500 lbf (131 kN) variant "CJ-1000B" would be used to power an extended-range C919 variant. [7] In March 2023, reports emerged that the flight test campaign for the CJ-1000A engine had started on a Y-20 test aircraft. [8]
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China –- also known as COMAC — has received over 1,000 orders for the jet, mostly from Chinese airlines. ... China’s C919 single-aisle jet made its ...