COMAC C919
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Z10 won't be flying from China to Singapore by itself. So there has to be a transport plane to carry the helicopter, either IL-76 or Y20. We will have to wait to see which transport plane they will use but looks like the transport plane will not participate the airshow display.
C919 used to fly only to and from each day right? So they've increased utilisation by 50%
they did 1 RT per day before. This is not really a big deal. They need to start doing longer flights and then red eyes.
Start doing more Harbin to Sanya or Shanghai to Urumqi.
The 5th serial production C919 with the provisional registration number B-002D had its 2nd test flight today, now in China Eastern Airlines livery. Posted by @老王RR涡扇花动机 on Weibo.
In case anyone is wondering about the burnt wreckage in the background, that wreckage belonged to an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777F which caught fire while on the ground at Shanghai Pudong International Airport back in 2020.
Also, it is said that the 6th serial production C919 will roll off the assembly line pretty soon.
In case anyone is wondering about the burnt wreckage in the background, that wreckage belonged to an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777F which caught fire while on the ground at Shanghai Pudong International Airport back in 2020.
Also, it is said that the 6th serial production C919 will roll off the assembly line pretty soon.
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very interesting to consider this. A220-300 has been in service longer and a new unit can still have this type of problems. But the more important part is that when something bad does happen, The pilots can go through their check list and get it landed so that maintenance team can come and look into the problem.
For C919, problems are bound to happen. Over time, there will be less problems, but you could still see a failure that forces it to land. The important part is that it becomes mature enough where pilots can land it safely without causing major news item. You never want C919 to have situations like what MAX8 is going through where everyone is afraid of flying on it
Whoever commented "complete rudder failure is not a big deal" has most likely never heard of Northwest Airlines Flight 85, United Airlines Flight 585 and USAir Flight 427, of which the latter two which resulted in mass-fatality crashes as a direct result of sudden rudder failure mid-air.
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