China's Big Aerospace Ambitions Are Delayed

choi

Chinese aerospace | China's Big Aerospace Ambitions Are Delayed; A new airliner from China is taking time. Economist, Nov 5, 2016.
http://www.economist.com/news/bu ... bitions-are-delayed

Quote:

"in particular one model was noticeably absent from the [珠海航展 Zhuhai Air]show [held every other year in even years; Nov 1-6, 2016]: the C919, a single-aisle short-haul passenger jet

"Making military jets is one thing, but mastering complex production systems to produce relatively large numbers of passenger aircraft that must meet the extremely high quality and reliability standards demanded by international airlines is quite another.

"ARJ21[] only entered service in June with Chengdu Airlines, eight years behind schedule. And the larger C919 * * * is now three years behind schedule. * * * The ARJ21 has suffered problems with dodgy wiring, cracks in the wings, faulty doors and its performance in rain. This has led COMAC to proceed more cautiously with the C919 to try to make sure everything is right by the time it enters service.

Note:
(a)
(i) tally-ho
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tally-ho
(ii) tally-ho (exclamation): "a huntsman's cry to the hounds on sighting a fox"
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/tally-ho

(b) Comac delivers second ARJ21 to Chengdu Airlines. FlightGlobal, Oct 3, 2016.
https://www.flightglobal.com/new ... du-airlines-429966/

Quote:

"Comac delivered the second ARJ21-700 regional jet to Chengdu Airlines on 29 September, more than 10 months after the first delivery of the type.

"Comac says the [second] aircraft [like the first] will also first be put on services between Chengdu and Shanghai, before being redeployed on other routes.

"Since entering into service on 28 June, the first ARJ21 has operated 70 flights with an average load factor of above 90%.

"Sources say the last two rows on Chengdu Airlines' ARJ21 have been left empty due to the loud engine noise [GE's CF34-10A engines], and that the aircraft only operates in fine weather.

* There is no need to read the rest of this FlightGlobal report.