{"id":1418,"date":"2018-01-14T22:04:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T20:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2018-01-14T22:04:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T20:04:41","slug":"into-the-blue-skies-chinese-c919-passenger-jet-prototype-makes-successful-test-flight-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1418","title":{"rendered":"Into the Blue Skies: Chinese C919 Passenger Jet Prototype Makes Successful Test Flight (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"b-article__lead\">\n<p><strong>China has moved a step closer to its ambitious multi-trillion dollar plan to penetrate the global passenger jet market.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1419\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?attachment_id=1419\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1419\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1419\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1419\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-14-Chinese-second-prototype-of-the-C-919.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese second prototype of the C-919 Passenger Jet \" width=\"1000\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-14-Chinese-second-prototype-of-the-C-919.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-14-Chinese-second-prototype-of-the-C-919-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinese second prototype of the C-919 Passenger Jet (Photo by \u00a9 REUTERS \/ Stringer \/ 14 01 2018)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-article__text\">\n<p>The second prototype of\u00a0the C919 plane took off\u00a0from Shanghai\u2019s Pudong International airport marking a successful maiden test flight, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"marker-quote1\">\u201cThe test flight lasted for\u00a0around two hours during\u00a0which performance of\u00a0the plane\u2019s major systems and equipments like\u00a0taking-off and landing, navigation and communication,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">speed acceleration<\/a>\u00a0and deceleration were tested,\u201d Xinhua News Agency reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-inject m-inject-min\">\n<div class=\"b-inject__content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The C919 jet is a narrow-body aircraft set to\u00a0compete with\u00a0the single-aisle\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/videoclub\/20170719\/1055687800.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planes<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Boeing\u2019s 737 and the Airbus A320.<\/strong>It was manufactured by\u00a0the Commercial Aircraft Corp of\u00a0China Ltd (COMAC), which called the flight a milestone, as\u00a0it will allow the plane to\u00a0move into\u00a0an airworthiness certification phase.<\/p>\n<p>The C919 made its first\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/military\/20170428\/1053122148.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a>on\u00a0May 5 after\u00a0numerous delays. It then completed its first long-distance flight on\u00a0November 10, flying for\u00a02 hours and 23 minutes from\u00a0Shanghai to\u00a0Xi\u2018an, covering more than\u00a01,300 km (800 miles) at\u00a0an altitude of\u00a07,800 meters (25,590 feet).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The aviation company plans to\u00a0manufacture six C919 jets for\u00a0flight testing, and it also plans to\u00a0conduct more than\u00a01,000 tests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The manufacturers plan to\u00a0obtain certification from\u00a0Chinese regulators as\u00a0well as\u00a0Europe\u2019s aviation safety regulator in\u00a0April of\u00a0next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-inject m-inject-free m-inject-videoembed\">\n<div class=\"b-inject__media\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"1515958974691_TBOtherPlayer_10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t8khxoPHt2M?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/science\/201712171060078018-chinese-passenger-jet-prototype-test-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sputnik International News<\/a> &#8211; 14 \u00a0January 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has moved a step closer to its ambitious multi-trillion dollar plan to penetrate the global passenger jet market. 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