subject: Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China LTD "CACC" is Producing an Airliner - The C919 [print this page] Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China LTD "CACC" is Producing an Airliner - The C919
Perhaps, this is why Taiwanese, Hong Kongers, and yes, even US Billionaires went there and set up factories. And without getting into the history of these statements, I'd like to point to the recent announcement of an in country built airliner.
Yes, I speak of the CACC - China's Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China LTD's C919. Even the name is suspect. You see, Boeing is just about out of 7-series aircraft; 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 787 and then the 797 is next, and then it has to move into the 8-series. Of course, China is already starting with the 9-series, which is perfectly okay, except is kind of smacks in the face of reality. One might assume that the 9-series is better than the 7 or 8 series, but China's C919 is old technology, with new components.
It looks more like a 727, DC-9 crossbreed, nothing spectacular, actually it is underwhelming in every regard, and personally, I'd be afraid to fly on one, even though the carriers who buy it will find the aircraft much cheaper to purchase and with the lower cost structure a passenger might save quite a bit on the ticket price. Would I fly on such an aircraft?
Well, typically I don't want to fly on the first 200 of anything built, a lesson my dad warned me of in his aviation days, it is an old test pilot's joke, but indeed there is another fighter pilot joke he used to tell me; "I cannot believe I am flying this aircraft into a battle, where they are firing real bullets, which was built by the lowest bidder!"
Now then, when you ask me if I'd fly on a new Chinese built C919, the answer is "NO" not until they develop a strong track record. For now I'll stick to Boeing Aircraft, because I trust the Boeing Company, and they've never let me down yet, and when it is time to land, it's always safe and soft, just the way airline passengers like it.
What I am trying to say here is that the Chinese built C919 by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China LTD has to prove itself first, and that could be a long way off, even if they start mass producing them. So, please consider all this.
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