Chinese Engine Development

Michael90 · 2025-10-17T20:50:27-0400

Moonscape said:
Agree.

ARJ21/C909 is roughly the equivalent of Liaoning -- China produced/refurbished, but heavily based on an old foreign design (Kuznetsov-class for Liaoning, MD-80 for ARJ21)
C919 is roughly the equivalent of Shandong - still uses some foreign tech/design, but with significantly more domestic content
C929 should be the equivalent of Fujian - fully domestic, cutting edge design, and world-leading performance in at least some aspects

I thought C929 was supposed to rely mostly on US/western systems like C919?

latenlazy · 2025-10-17T20:53:16-0400

Michael90 said:
I thought C929 was supposed to rely mostly on US/western systems like C919?

They’re both indigenizing quite rapidly now.

Philister · 2025-10-17T22:36:14-0400

Michael90 said:
I thought C929 was supposed to rely mostly on US/western systems like C919?

Actually, no, 929 would enjoy the fruit of 919 domestication which is going under the water rapidly, they planned to use Trent for the maiden flight but you never know, maybe CJ2000A would be there just in time

bsdnf · 2025-10-18T06:26:37-0400

The problem is not the FAA or EU certification, but the CAAC's own airworthiness certification will not show too much leniency in order to rush the deadline. After all, this is related to air safety, and CAAC has always been very conservative and cautious. CJ-1000 will take time anyway.

by78 · 2025-10-18T06:58:34-0400

by78 said:
This has been confirmed to be a hybrid tilt-rotor drive system in the 100kW class, intended for VTOL aircraft in the 2- to 4-ton range.

This 100kW tilt-rotor drive is intended for the AR-E3000 eVTOL, a model of which is in the background. AR-E3000 was first unveiled at the last Zhuhai Airshow (2nd image below).

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