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First look inside the C919 passenger plane as the country's home-made airliner makes its [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | November 2, 2015 | Chloe Lyme

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: china; planes
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To: minnesota_bound

I thought a “Junk” was a Chinese boat. Come to find out it is a plane.


21 posted on 11/02/2015 11:46:35 AM PST by epluribus_2 (he had the best mom - ever.)
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To: ZOOKER

Way too small. More like a regional jet.


22 posted on 11/02/2015 11:54:53 AM PST by wjr123
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To: TangoLimaSierra
How else do you think the pilot is able to change gears?
He must use the gear stick, coordinating it with depressing the clutch pedal to make smooth accelerations. A skilled pilot can go from 1st to 6th gear without anyone noticing./s

How that passes for good reporting is beyond me. At least have someone familiar with cockpits and flight controls identify the object before writing the caption. My young grandson could identify it as a “joy stick” and he knows little about flying.

23 posted on 11/02/2015 12:31:44 PM PST by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: C19fan

A scaled down Seven-Five-Seven-san.
IMO, At least they are copying a great plane. I wouldn’t set foot on one though.


24 posted on 11/02/2015 1:01:53 PM PST by Vinnie (S)
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To: ZOOKER

No, this is much smaller.


25 posted on 11/02/2015 1:13:21 PM PST by TalonDJ
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To: tcrlaf

Did some work on the ARJ-21 years ago. The whole avionics deck was designed and made here in the US. The wings are Ukrainian. The rumor I heard is that whole project started when Ukraine sold them a bunch of surplus wings they made for a cancelled project. The whole project was training wheels for China. Wings from Ukraine, Engines from GE, fight computers and displays from Rockwell, Fuselage locally made but ripped off design and using MD tooling.


26 posted on 11/02/2015 1:23:54 PM PST by TalonDJ
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To: Vinnie

Looks more like a A320 rip-off.


27 posted on 11/02/2015 1:25:44 PM PST by TalonDJ
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To: tcrlaf; ZOOKER

I was actually referring to the style of the plane, especially the nose; same drooped-down shape and look at the shape and arrangement of the windshield glass. Also the shape of the wing tips.


28 posted on 11/02/2015 3:04:26 PM PST by beelzepug (liberalism is not...a political philosophy. It is a stage of arrested emotional development.)
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To: C19fan

A new take on Sizzling Happy Family.


29 posted on 11/02/2015 6:13:32 PM PST by caddie
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To: C19fan

Not stolen. Sold. I saw a chart where more than 80% of the plane’s systems come from the West mainly the US.


30 posted on 11/03/2015 2:44:05 AM PST by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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