The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) showed off the model of the CR929’s cockpit and passenger cabin.
It was 22 meters long, 6.5 meters tall and 5.9 meters wide, showed a roomy interior with 9-abreast basic seating in economy class.
The mockup instruments appear to be similar to Airbus controls.
The fuselage is being designed and built by China. The wings would be designed by Russia. They want a single-aisle plane to eventually compete with the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787.
A senior COMAC executive said in June that the CR929 aims to make its maiden flight from 2023. Previously the first flight was for mid-2021.
They plan long-range 250-to-320-seat wide-body twinjet airliners.
A competitive widebody will initially need Western powerplants and onboard systems. The engine is likely to be supplied by Rolls-Royce or General Electric.
A new russian engine Aviadvigatel PD-35 for the twinjet is expected around 2025.
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That’s true of course but the posting points out that it seems they’ll also need to buy a certain number of subsystems from Western vendors.
That’s true of course but the posting points out that it seems they’ll also need to buy a certain number of subsystems from Western vendors.
R&D (ripoff and duplicate). Smart of them to use this technique as why would you spend billions on research and development when you can just rip it off your competitors and try to make it better.
Wouldn’t be the first time the Chinese and the Russians have tried to steal our designs, change them a bit, and try to sell it off as their own
So basically the Chinese/Russian ripoff of the 787 dreamliners with A350 wingtips
Turd version of the real thing?
For sure…
R&D (ripoff and duplicate). Smart of them to use this technique as why would you spend billions on research and development when you can just rip it off your competitors and try to make it better.
Not only do they have to design it and build it, they also have to sell it. China and Russia have a local market so it will sell there but breaking out into the rest of the World seems to be a lot longer term project.
…with stolen Boeing and Airbus IP, of course.
Not only do they have to design it and build it, they also have to sell it. China and Russia have a local market so it will sell there but breaking out into the rest of the World seems to be a lot longer term project.
…with stolen Boeing and Airbus IP, of course.
So basically the Chinese/Russian ripoff of the 787 dreamliners with A350 wingtips
Turd version of the real thing?
Not only do they have to design it and build it, they also have to sell it. China and Russia have a local market so it will sell there but breaking out into the rest of the World seems to be a lot longer term project.