C919, Chinese-made competitor to the B737/A320

[RDoug]

China's first big passenger plane takes off for maiden flight

 

[SeanD]

Looks a lot like an A320 then again I cant imagine there are too many crafty ways to design an airliner.

 

[z987k]

Looks a lot like an A320 then again I cant imagine there are too many crafty ways to design an airliner.

Well that and China generally doesn't innovate anything. They just make really bad copies.

 

[BigZ]

Windshield looks very similar to CS100 and Russian MC-21
New trendy look?

 

[srn121]

Well that and China generally doesn't innovate anything. They just make really bad copies.

They don't have to innovate to sell a ton in China and I'm not sure what's really left to innovate on narrowbodies? I know a lot of people were hoping that we'd export all the high end stuff to China and they'd build the cheaper stuff to justify all the jobs we lost, but nope it looks like they want to make everything we do and our trade deficit's only going to get worse.

 

[jskibo]

Engines are good, some of the Avionics too

 

[NovemberEcho]

Well that and China generally doesn't innovate anything. They just make really bad copies.

They USED to make bad copies. Now they make some very good copies.

 

[z987k]

They USED to make bad copies. Now they make some very good copies.

All my fake chinese crap that I've bought in china has been pure crap.

The problem they will have is innovating. It's more or less beat out of them.

 

[Bear]

.... 570 orders from 23 customers including Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern and Citic Financial Leasing. Comac also said that China might see 6,865 planes delivered by 2035. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/poli...919-chinas-answer-airbus-a320-and-boeing-b737

 

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[srn121]

.... 570 orders from 23 customers including Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern and Citic Financial Leasing. Comac also said that China might see 6,865 planes delivered by 2035. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/poli...919-chinas-answer-airbus-a320-and-boeing-b737

I don't doubt it, throw in Southeast Asia, Pakistan and Africa and they'll sell a ton. I wonder what lawsuits will be pending soon though due to the extent of government subsidies.

 

[FloridaLarry]

Windshield looks very similar to CS100 and Russian MC-21
New trendy look?

Probably imported from...

 

[BigZ]

Probably imported from...

"Russian.... American.... All made in China"(c) Armageddon

 

[learhawkerbe400]

Maybe US airlines can buy them with EXIM style loans from the Chinese govt.

 

[Whiskey Delta]

"Russian.... American.... All made in China"(c) Armageddon

Close...it was "All made in Taiwan!"


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[Autothrust Blue]

Engines are good, some of the Avionics too

Designed elsewhere.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

.... 570 orders from 23 customers including Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern and Citic Financial Leasing. Comac also said that China might see 6,865 planes delivered by 2035. http://www.scmp.com/news/china/poli...919-chinas-answer-airbus-a320-and-boeing-b737

Yeeeeeeep. :O

 

[Sapper]

Let's see, Chinese copy of a very complex piece of equipment, which requires multiple complex systems to function correctly... In a field of technology which is very unforgiving of mistakes. Add a dash of the culture to save face by hiding or not recognizing mistakes. I hope I'm wrong, but I give it less than a year from initial in service date and the first major incident.

 

[SrFnFly227]

Let's see, Chinese copy of a very complex piece of equipment, which requires multiple complex systems to function correctly... In a field of technology which is very unforgiving of mistakes. Add a dash of the culture to save face by hiding or not recognizing mistakes. I hope I'm wrong, but I give it less than a year from initial in service date and the first major incident.

If that happens, let's hope it's in a country that will do a legitimate inverstigation. Otherwise, it will chalked up to "pilot error" and more accidents will follow.

 

[Boris Badenov]

The Americans knocked together some boats and called it a Navy. Of course they were all designed by Britishmen, as is only right and proper. But it will be the most powerful navy in the world? Hahaha, my good fellow, you are a wag.