AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turbofan | ||
| Application | Passenger large | ||
| Final assembly | Shanghai (Pudong) | ||
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Narrow-body commercial airliner.
The airframe, made entirely in China, is primarily constructed of aluminium alloy (fuselage and wing boxes) with 8.8% of structure from aluminium-lithium alloys and less than 10% of composite materials (tailbone, tailplane and fin). Supercritical design wings are low, swept back with upturned tips. Chinese-Western joint ventures provide the majority of aircraft systems.
Launched with twin LEAP-XIC turbofan engines, the indigenous ACAE CJ-1000AX engine is in development and offered as alternative from 2021.
Two pilots face two display screens with a third below the window, a side-control stick control and Honeywell fly-by-wire system.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| COMAC C919 | 2007 / 2017 | Twin-jet airliner, includes: C919-200 baseline 158 passenger variant; C919-100 shortened 130 passenger variant; and C919-300 stretched 190 passenger variant. |
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| COMAC Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. | News |
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| Manufacturing Processes & Treatments | Computer Integrated Manufacturing (1) Forming Processes (1) Machining & Metal Removal (1) Manufacturing Services (3) Tooling (2) |
| Production Equipment, Tools & Facilities | Process & Finishing Equipment (1) Production Control (2) |
| Airframe & Structures | Airframe Assemblies (12) Landing Assemblies (6) Structural Components (3) |
| Propulsion | Auxiliary Power (1) Engine Rotating & Gas-Path Parts (12) Turbine Engines (2) |
| Mechanical Systems & Hardware | Actuation (5) Bearings (1) Fasteners (1) Mechanical Hardware (2) Power Transmission (1) Tubing, Hoses & Conduits (1) Valves (2) |
| Fluid, Fuel & Environmental Systems | Environmental Systems (3) Fluid Power (3) Fuel Systems (3) |
| Electrical & Electronic | Batteries & Accessories (1) Electrical Power Systems (4) Lighting (2) Terminals, Relays & Switching (2) |
| Avionics, Instruments & Sensors | Air Data & Flight Instruments (3) Avionic Hardware (2) Communications (Airborne) (1) Flight & Data Management (6) Imaging and Visual Systems (4) Navigation Aids (1) Sensors, Transducers & Detectors (2) Warning Systems (1) |
| Interiors, Safety & Crew | Furnishing & Trim (4) Safety & Emergency Systems (2) |
| Test, Inspection & Measurement | Test & Measurement Meters (1) Test Services (2) |
| Operations, Services & Organisations | Personnel & Training (1) |