國產大飛機首飛在即 C919完成首次高速滑行

China-developed commercial airliner C919 has edged a step closer to takeoff after the plane's developer put it through the first high-speed taxi test last Sunday morning at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

上週日上午，我國自主研發的商用客機C919的開發者在上海浦東國際機場對其進行了首次高速滑行測試，C919距離首飛又近了一步。

The test started at 8:00 am and lasted for three hours.

測試於上午8時開始，持續了3個小時。

The plane reached a top speed of about 248 km per hour, approaching the speed required for takeoff and landing.

C919的最高時速達248公里左右，接近起降所需速度。

C919's developer, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, is expected to launch a test flight of the aircraft in the first half of this year.

C919由中國商飛開發，該公司預計將於今年上半年進行C919的試飛。

The C919, designed to accommodate over 150 passengers, is a narrow-body plane. Its main rivals on the market will include Airbus 320 and Boeing 737.

C919是窄體飛機，設計載客量在150人以上，在市場上的主要競爭機型包括空客320和波音737。

The COMAC also plans to start developing wide-body aircraft in 2017.

此外，中國商飛公司還計劃在2017年開始研發寬體飛機。