Domestic large aircraft C919, there is good news again!
At present, COMAC has completed the test flight mission before the C919 large aircraft. Recently, news has been reported that in late September, the Civil Aviation Administration will issue airworthiness certificate to C919 in Beijing.
Breakthrough from 0 to 1
"Aviation Knowledge " magazine, editor-in-chief of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics aviation expert Wang Yanan introduced: Airworthiness evidence collection is a special technical review of civil aircraft conducted by a professional organization assigned by the government or a professional organization affiliated to the government. It can be understood as a complex set of tests. The purpose of the test is to ensure that this civil aircraft is safe and reliable when put into operation.
Airworthiness evidence for the emergence in the 1930s and has a history of nearly 100 years. Today's airworthiness evidence collection has achieved an international standard interface, which means that civil aircraft around the world adhere to the same set of trial navigation standards.
The industry expects the delivery of the first C919 and COMAC to be realized within this year, and domestic passengers may have the opportunity to ride the C919 this year. domestic large aircraft will complete a breakthrough from 0 to 1. Wang Yanan said: From 0 to 1 is also a process from nothing, which means that China truly has a large jet single-channel civil aircraft independently developed and qualified for commercial operation.
China has launched a sprint to domestic large aircraft many times, walking through the path of completely independent development and international cooperation, but none of them succeeded. This time, the C919 completed all flight tests for airworthiness evidence collection, which means that the certificate is issued very close, and the subsequent procedural work issuance. The standard design range of
C919 is 4075 kilometers. What is this concept? It is equivalent to flying from Changchun to Lhasa in one breath. How many people can the C919 carry? At least 158 people, up to 190 people.
Picture content | On August 1 this year, COMAC released a poster on the official WeChat official account of the domestic large aircraft C919. The sentence on the poster, "Don't say how severe the review is, you will be happy to collect evidence" expresses the difficulty of the C919 aircraft from its successful first flight to completing the evidence collection test flight.
When will it "fly" into the homes of ordinary people
Wang Yanan said that looking optimistically, by the end of this year, someone may have the opportunity to ride on the C919, but it is not a real commercial flight, but a demonstration flight. In 2023, ordinary passengers may board the C919, a large domestic aircraft that performs regular flights.
Currently, there are 28 customers of C919 aircraft, with a total of 815 orders. The orders are mainly domestic airlines and leasing companies. Among them, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines , and China Southern Airlines , a total of 60 aircraft are ordered. Domestic airlines include Hainan Airlines , Sichuan Airlines , Hebei Airlines , and Xingfu Airlines , as well as 18 domestic air leasing companies. C919 also received orders from two foreign airlines, German Puren Airlines, Thai Urban Airlines, and , as well as a foreign air leasing company, GECAS.
three-legged three-legged team is premature
The global large aircraft market has been monopolized by the two giants Airbus and Boeing for a long time. Since the launch of the Y-10 project in the 1970s, after half a century and the efforts of several generations of aviation personnel, domestic large aircraft have now gradually matured. China Eastern Airlines previously disclosed a private placement announcement, revealing that the unit price of C919 is US$99 million, equivalent to RMB 653 million, the same batch of Airbus A320neo purchased is RMB 730 million, and the Boeing B737MAX8 is RMB 803 million.
How long may it take for COMAC to stand together with Boeing and Airbus? Wang Yanan said: 's three-legged pattern is a long-term goal. In the short term, first of all, it is based on entering the market, and has achieved a bridgehead in the market. This bridgehead is based on domestic market demand and will occupy a position in the international market in the future. I think it may not be that fast to achieve a three-legged alliance or equal emphasis on three companies. COMAC is a latecomer in the commercial aircraft market, and its experience is still worse than that of Boeing and Airbus. Therefore, must have long-term plans to strive for it.
Content source: News Jianwai No. 14
Reporter: Churi
Editor: Yang Hong, Li Ci
Producer: Yao Boyan
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