Post by FabienA380 on Jul 28, 2019 10:43:14 GMT 1
www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2019-07-26/comac-forges-ahead-c919-flight-tests
A third prototype of Comac’s C919 narrowbody passenger jet was successfully ferried from the company's Shanghai production facility to its flight test operation in Xi’an, central China today in preparation for a new round of flight tests.
According to Comac, prototype 103 took off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport today at 6:32 a.m. local time and was airborne for 2 hours 39 minutes before landing safely at Xi'an’s Yanliang Aviation Industrial Base. The manufacturer said the prototype will initially undergo a series of modifications before it begins flutter and airspeed calibration testing. Engineering teams will also carry out operational, performance, and load tests. Aircraft 103 completed its inaugural flight last December, having flown for 1 hour 38 minutes.
Meanwhile, Comac’s first prototype, 101, continues its flight-test campaign at Xi’an while aircraft 102 undergoes flight testing at Dongying Shengli Airport in east China's Shandong Province. Prototype 101 completed its long-delayed first flight in May 2017 followed by a long-distance test flight six months later. Aircraft 102 conducted a successful two-hour first flight in December of that year and both prototypes flew again in June 2018 as part of a control-stability test and systems check.
In a bid to accelerate its flight-test campaign, Comac is preparing to fly an additional three C919 prototypes this year in an effort to advance its standing as a global aerospace powerhouse. The three new C919 narrowbodies, coded 104, 105, and 106, are in various stages of development. Once complete, the three jets will join the flight-test program, bringing the total number of C919s to six.
Comac has scheduled the six prototypes to collectively pass through some 729 test items and 4,200 hours of flight before the C919 obtains certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). China’s first indigenous airliner, the ARJ21, logged 5,000 hours before receiving CAAC certification.
A third prototype of Comac’s C919 narrowbody passenger jet was successfully ferried from the company's Shanghai production facility to its flight test operation in Xi’an, central China today in preparation for a new round of flight tests.
According to Comac, prototype 103 took off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport today at 6:32 a.m. local time and was airborne for 2 hours 39 minutes before landing safely at Xi'an’s Yanliang Aviation Industrial Base. The manufacturer said the prototype will initially undergo a series of modifications before it begins flutter and airspeed calibration testing. Engineering teams will also carry out operational, performance, and load tests. Aircraft 103 completed its inaugural flight last December, having flown for 1 hour 38 minutes.
Meanwhile, Comac’s first prototype, 101, continues its flight-test campaign at Xi’an while aircraft 102 undergoes flight testing at Dongying Shengli Airport in east China's Shandong Province. Prototype 101 completed its long-delayed first flight in May 2017 followed by a long-distance test flight six months later. Aircraft 102 conducted a successful two-hour first flight in December of that year and both prototypes flew again in June 2018 as part of a control-stability test and systems check.
In a bid to accelerate its flight-test campaign, Comac is preparing to fly an additional three C919 prototypes this year in an effort to advance its standing as a global aerospace powerhouse. The three new C919 narrowbodies, coded 104, 105, and 106, are in various stages of development. Once complete, the three jets will join the flight-test program, bringing the total number of C919s to six.
Comac has scheduled the six prototypes to collectively pass through some 729 test items and 4,200 hours of flight before the C919 obtains certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). China’s first indigenous airliner, the ARJ21, logged 5,000 hours before receiving CAAC certification.