中國研製C929大型客機 欲取代波音777

As the first China-made large aircraft roll off the production line, plans for the larger C929 to rival the Boeing 777 are well under way.

作爲第一臺中國本土製造的投入生產線的大型客機，C929搶佔勁敵波音777地位的計劃正在醞釀中。

The China-made large passenger aircraft C919 that made its debut at an exhibition in November 2010 will begin to roll off the production line from Nov.2 this year. Its maiden flight is expected to be in the third quarter of next year, according to Wang Jian, chairman of the AVIC Electromechanical Company speaking at the International Forum of Civilian Aircraft Electromechanical Systems held in Nanjing on Oct. 23.

2010年九月，中國製造的大型客機C919第一次在展覽會亮相。今年11月2日起，該客機將投入生產線製造。在10月23日於南京舉行的民航飛機機電系統論壇上，中航機電系統有限公司董事長王建說，它的首次航行將於明年第三季度進行。

The C919 has been developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), which develops home-grown passenger aircraft, including the short range jet ARJ21. The single-aisle narrow-body passenger aircraft C919 has been marketed over the past years aimed at competing with the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320.

C919是中國商用飛機有限責任公司研發的，該公司研發包括短途引擎ARJ21在內的本土客機。單通道窄體的C919客機已經在過去的幾年中被推入市場，目標就是和波音737以及空客320競爭。

Wang said as of now, a total of 514 China-made C919 aircraft have been ordered by 21 customers around the world.

王說，至今，共計514架國產C919客機已經被世界21家客戶預訂。

Wang said that according to the current plan, the C919 will make its maiden flight in the third quarter next year, or possibly in 2017.

王說，依照現在的計劃，C919將在明年第三季度首次航行，或者可能在2017年。

The C919's "successor" - the wide-body aircraft C929 has also entered the research stage in terms of key technologies. According to Wang, the C929 will use domestic engine and have a capacity of more than 300 passengers, aiming to replace the Boeing 777 in the future.

C919的姊妹客機，寬體C929就關鍵技術而言已經進入研究階段。王稱，C929將使用國產發動機，載客量大於300人，目標是在未來取代波音777。