Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
Continuing with Aerospace institute
China Aerospace - Science and Technology Institute of the radar team Henri KENHMANN
China Aerospace - Science and Technology Institute of the radar team Henri KENHMANN
Z-18Mystery Plane
Quiz of the day - what are these planes?
JL-10
J-7
JL-9
If you guys want to compare China and Russian passenger jet technology, its very simple.
Compare C-919 and Russia MC-21, both aircraft belong to the same class, both seats about 150 passenger, both are around 38 meters long, both program also started almost exact same time, C919 program started 2008, MC-21 started 2006.
And guess what? Both aircraft flow at almost exact same time, C-919 few weeks ago MC-21 yesterday.
Also its funny that both program are developed individually on each country's own effort.
Whats a better way to compare the 2 program and end result to see how they stack up each other?
Mystery Plane
Quiz of the day - what are these planes?
Different development strategy will result in different timeline. It looks as if MC-21 had already finished their static stress tests before doing their maiden flight. I believe C919 has not finished this yet.
To make a fair comparison, you'll need to wait until both finish all tests and handover is done to the launch customer.
But overall better doesn't mean superior in all aspects with nothing to learn from the other model. I'm sure that of the C919 and MC21, each design is superior over the other in some way. For example, maybe one aircraft reduces weight by using superior material while the other aircraft reduces weight by using innovative manufacturing technique. Which actually came out a little lighter may not be the point so much as that when you combine the best of these approaches, you can get further weight reduction and fuel savings leading to a design that is superior to both of its predecessors.Not necessarily, both aircraft is pretty much 99% done, so a comparison right now is pretty accurate.
People compare J20 vs F35 vs F22 vs T50 all the time even with less public information, and 3/4 of those are still in development.
My point is, if C919 and MC21 are similar in technology then the decision to partner up with Russia is a political decision, this is my personal guess.
If C919 is slightly better than MC21, then partner up with Russia is purely political
If MC21 is superior than C919 in design, then its in China's interest to partner up with Russia.