Look out, Boeing! China’s new C919 plane which aims to take on the famous 737 [truncated]

UK Daily Mail ^ | March 4, 2015 | Laurie Hanna

[elteemike]

Outsource those components from the West they can’t make up to current world standard at this time, then reverse engineer them to produce their own versions...

The Commies have always been very good at copying the technology of the West...Added bonus of savings of development costs...Money saved can be plowed into production...

If it ain’t Boeing, I’m not going...

[painter]

I dunno. Embraer builds some nice jets.

American Airlines uses them and I have flown on them. Nice jet smooth ride.

[tanuki]

Subtle humor! Me like!

[BubbaJunebug]

A large critical portion of the Boeing aircraft you like are in fact made in China...

China builds
horizontal stabilizers, vertical fins, the aft tail section, doors, wing
panels
, wire harnesses
and other parts on the
Next
-
Generation
737
;
747
-
8
trailing edge wing ribs
;
and 747
-
8
horizontal stabilizers, vertical fins
,
ailerons,
spoilers and inboard flaps
.
In addition,
China has an important role on the 787
,
building the rudder, wing
-
to
-
body fairing panels, leading edge and panels for the
vertical fin, and other composite parts.
China is the first conversion location for the new 747
-
400 Boeing Converted
Fr
eighter.
P
arts and assemblies are built in China
;
c
onversion, test and
certification performed in China
;
and airplanes delivered from
Xiamen,
China
.
Boeing partners with
more than
35 major Chinese firms as direct contractors on
this production and also with hundreds of Chinese
subcontractors
.