China News Service, Beijing, October 31 (Reporter Sun Zifa) Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China), which is responsible for the development of large passenger aircraft in China and coordinating the development of trunk and regional aircraft, announced that it will be from October 31 to November 1. At the 2020 Nanchang Flight Conference held on January 1, COMAC C919 large passenger aircraft and the newly delivered "Yichun" ARJ21 passenger aircraft of Jiangxi Airlines were displayed on site.
This is the first time that the C919 large passenger aircraft made its debut at an industry event and performed a flight demonstration.
COMAC's C919 large passenger aircraft performed a flight demonstration at the 2020 Nanchang Flight Conference.
(Photo courtesy of COMAC) Photo by Wang Jiliang
At the flight conference site, COMAC was carrying out a test flight mission in Nanchang. The 105th C919 large passenger plane soaring into the blue sky attracted much attention. Its vertical tail and cockpit also installed professional camera equipment, and relevant images were displayed on the live screen in real time. The audience can appreciate the flying attitude of the domestically-made large passenger aircraft C919 at close range and from multiple angles.
According to the official website of COMAC, the C919 large passenger aircraft is a large civil jet aircraft developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and has independent intellectual property rights. It has 158-168 seats and a range of 4075-5555 kilometers. The final assembly was completed in November 2015. , And successfully flew for the first time in May 2017.
At present, the 6 flight test aircraft of the C919 large passenger plane have all been put into the certification test flight work, and a total of 815 orders have been signed for 28 customers.
COMAC's C919 large passenger aircraft performed a flight demonstration at the 2020 Nanchang Flight Conference.
(Photo courtesy of COMAC) Photo by Wanquan
COMAC's ARJ21 passenger aircraft was put into service in June 2016. At present, 38 aircraft have been delivered to customers, 86 routes have been opened, 64 cities have been opened, and more than 1.3 million passengers have been safely transported.
The theme of the 2020 Nanchang Flight Conference is "Jiangxi Aircraft Fly", which aims to show the good foundation, resource advantages and development status of Jiangxi's aviation industry.
COMAC stated that it will continue to deepen its strategic cooperation with Jiangxi Province, accelerate the construction of COMAC Jiangxi production flight test center, promote the construction of Nanchang Aviation City, and help Jiangxi aviation industry achieve high-quality leap-forward development.
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