If there are any projects in my country's aviation industry system that are not so satisfying those who care about my country's strength development in recent years, in addition to the H-20, which releases trailers every year and does not appear every year, it must be the Commercial , which sets up nodes every year and has been postponed every year, and has been delayed every year by C919. After all, in the eyes of many people, such as -20, the advanced fortune has been made. How can the smaller C919 be delayed from 21 years to 21 years, and it still encounters delays.
, especially when the Civil Aviation Administration announced that the 919 approved test flight subject was just halfway through, many people even doubted the progress of the project; but everything was difficult at the beginning, C919 still seized the progress and improved the test flight efficiency. In the summer, it was unexpectedly announced that all the approved test flight subjects were completed in advance. After that, everyone is looking forward to whether the evidence collection will be successful on the symbolic day of September 19, or the -10 first flight anniversary of September 26, but they still failed to achieve their wishes.
Until these two days, someone witnessed two C919s that made a special transfer to Capital Airport , as well as one ARJ21 domestic passenger plane, were transferred to the apron in front of the special plane building, making some activities preparations; as expected, on the day of 929, the C919, a domestic large aircraft that has been looking forward to for many years, obtained the model qualification certificate issued by my country's civil aviation, announced that the model certification was successful, and took the most important step towards becoming a mature and commercial large aircraft.
The so-called model qualification certificate or TC is the civil aviation aircraft airworthiness certificate that many people rumored. airworthiness certificate is also called a single-aircraft qualification certificate, or AC is issued to a specific aircraft, indicating that the aircraft is suitable for flight missions and is a qualified aircraft; and the model qualification certificate is given to an aircraft model, indicating that the aircraft model has passed the model qualification review, met the requirements of the airworthiness standards, and is qualified to be put into civilian operations. After that, 919 will have to complete the production qualification certification and obtain a PC certificate and transfer to the formal production stage; and with TC, the production model aircraft can be delivered to the operating airline, and the airline will obtain the airworthiness certificate and then put into operation. The two C919s parked at the issuance ceremony are also very interesting. The one placed in the C position in the middle is different from the C919 prototypes that often showed their faces on the camera before. In fact, this is the first mass-produced aircraft of 919. The one scheduled to be delivered to , China Eastern Airlines , but the paint of China Eastern Airlines was hidden under the stickers of COMAC. The plane was transferred to the airline in a special way, probably to prepare to hold a ceremony to deliver the first large aircraft to the airline, and to directly make the 919 double happiness.
Although we cannot confirm the delivery and the date of the first flight, it is estimated that if the route is not on the end of this year, it will be the beginning of next year. To be fair, I am looking forward to this day. If there is such an opportunity, we will definitely choose to experience the domestic large aircraft. As a new generation of narrow-body trunk passenger aircraft designed in the 21st century, compared with our own commercial competitors, what are the highlights of the domestically produced aircraft?
Of course, after obtaining the model certificate of conformity, the status of this machine and one-in-one review is still temporary. The following must pass the production qualification certification before it will be considered to be the end. However, no matter what, the C919, a domestically produced large aircraft, has completed the most important task in the development stage; the following is to shift from the research and development stage to a new stage of mass production, operation and improvement. This is a very important step for my country's civil aviation industry. Although there is still a longer way to go and there are still many things to explore, the victory at this moment is still worth remembering.
And 929 is also good to issue certificates this day, symbolizing the expectations and wishes of our aviation industry and civil aviation for the development of domestic large aircraft. I hope that CR929, a project that challenges a new level, can be smooth. I hope that this wide-body trunk passenger aircraft aimed at the international advanced level and has a higher development difficulty, which can create new glory for my country's aviation industry.It's just a pity that there are only 31 days at most in a month. Next time I wait until 929 get the certificate, I can't find a new date to express the same wishes.
Since I just mentioned the long-term misunderstanding of airworthiness certificates and model certificates, I just want to say one more thing: without obtaining the model certificates from European and American civil aviation authorities, can 919 be put into international operations? To put it simply, this question can be operated and commercially available, but cannot be sold. For example, the C919 of my country's airline operates a route from my country to a certain European country, which is fine. It can sell tickets and send passengers to the passengers, pick up passengers, and transport cargo, unless a country has issued targeted instructions specifically; but it cannot be sold to European and American airlines, and cannot be directly registered in these countries; so there is no such thing as not being able to get the European and American airworthiness certificate, but it cannot be sold to European and American customers.
This is actually some clear provisions on airworthiness management in the International Civil Aviation Convention, that is, the airworthiness certificate for a single aircraft is issued by the country in which the aircraft is registered. As long as the approval standards of the issuing country are higher than the minimum standards of the Civil Aviation Convention, all parties to the consenting parties should recognize it. To give a simple example, Cuban Airlines uses the Russian-made Il-96 to fly to Spain. This aircraft does not have the model certificate of FAA, nor does it have the EASA certificate of EASA. However, because Cuba and Spain are both parties to the Civil Aviation Convention, and the approval standards of Cuba are higher than the standards of the Convention, so it can use such an aircraft to fly to Spain under the jurisdiction of EASA.
And we are naturally the same. As long as a 919 bought by a Chinese airline with our airworthiness certificate, it can fly unlimitedly from China to most parts of the world. Of course, even the size and range of the C919 cannot fly to Europe and the United States. But this may be more important for the future CR929. After all, it is a real wide-body trunk intercontinental aircraft, and the main market still needs to fly international routes; some people, don’t think about airworthiness certificates too anxious.
