Posted on 11/02/2015 10:31:27 AM PST by C19fan
China unveiled its first-ever passenger jet built and designed by the country today.
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC), which is the state-owned aviation manufacturer, unveiled the first C919 aircraft at its factory in Shanghai, the People's Daily Online reports.
China - the second largest economy in the world - is now seeking the prestige of having its own aviation sector, and to challenge foreign giants Airbus and Boeing for market share.
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Clone ,but a Clone of what ?
Before your husband or wife books a flight on one of these, make sure their life insurance is up to date.
But...But...we were told by the Fwee Twaders that China would do all the dirty jobs, and we would build the Cool Stuff like Jet Airliners, which they would then buy from us with all the new money they had from our old jobs.
Oh noooz...could they have been lying?!
That would be a good bet. Like every Chinese made product it relies on stolen technology. Their entire ICBM system is courtesy of the Clinton Corruption Corp.
China can’t build dams, railroads, bridges, and buildings that don’t fall apart or suffer catastrophic failure; and they think I might get on one of their planes?
They’re going to make Chinese Airlines buy it ?
Captain: Sum Tin Wong
Wi Tu Lo
Ho Lee Fuk
Bang Ding Ow
Clone of the 787. I wonder if the tons of AAA batteries it runs on will catch fire?
Looks a lot like a 737, except the air inlets at the wing roots and the high windows. It looks like there will be very little room for overhead storage, with the windows that high. More room in the hold, though...
Seeing’s how their milk products and dog food have been perfected, I see no worries...
Including Loral Corp.
Ed
It's metal, not composite, right?
An hour after it crashes, it feels like it needs to crash again.
I like the “gear stick” they pictured.
Crappy Journalism...
It is the first LARGE Chinese passenger jet, NOT the first one.
The first is the ARJ-21 regional jet (DC-9 clone. Actually built with McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 toolings) that is almost finished with testing, with the first customer delivery scheduled for about 3 months from now.
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The single-aisle narrow-body jet is designed to seat 168 passengers, and has a standard flight range of 2,532 miles (4,075 kilometres), which means the aircraft can fly non-stop from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur or from New York City to Los Angeles.
Its debut is considered by Chinese media as a breakthrough in the history of the country’s civil aviation industry as well as the start of a new chapter in China’s high-end equipment manufacturing.
Journalists have already compared the brand new aircraft with the famous Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 passenger planes.
“Clone of the 787. I wonder if the tons of AAA batteries it runs on will catch fire?”
No.
More of a clone of the Airbus A-321 series.
With the same CFM engines, apparently.
They have 521 orders for this.
They will have an unfair advantage. Once you take a flight you will want to take another an hour later.
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