Chinese Aviation Industry

sunnymaxi said:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1762914925637243382

The size of China's low-altitude economy as of the end of 2023 is estimated at more than 500 billion yuan (about $70 billion), with its scale expected to rise to 2 trillion yuan by 2030, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China..

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Low altitude economy?

Storm bombardier said:

Low altitude economy?

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I believe the article meant the economy of low-altitude aviation, namely helicopters and civilian VTOL crafts.

ACuriousPLAFan said:

I believe the article meant the economy of low-altitude aviation, namely helicopters and civilian VTOL crafts.

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Thanks

SAC to push aircraft exports this year.

siegecrossbow said:

SAC to push aircraft exports this year.

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It's not just aircraft exports, but military aircraft exports.

ACuriousPLAFan said:

It's not just aircraft exports, but military aircraft exports.

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well, but actually which "military aircraft" are build by SAC, which could be exported now!?

Unless they somehow decided to export the J-16, which thus far hasn't happened probably because of an agreement with the Russians not to export Flankers, it would have to be the FC-31.

gelgoog said:

Unless they somehow decided to export the J-16, which thus far hasn't happened probably because of an agreement with the Russians not to export Flankers, it would have to be the FC-31.

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But the FC-31 is at least by my understanding far from ready!

Deino said:

But the FC-31 is at least by my understanding far from ready!

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this one i don't understand sir.. please elaborate little more

FC-31 is been testing for years. its relatively a mature platform now. this aircraft can be exported with WS-21 engines if SAC get some serious order ... i mean within few years FC-31 can be ready for exports.

Deino said:

But the FC-31 is at least by my understanding far from ready!

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I don't think it is any different from signing contracts for F-35 that will be years before delivery

Canada signed a deal for F-35 in 2010 for delivery in 2016 (which gave plenty of time for the government that signed the deal to lose a snap election and have the deal cancelled), then dragged the feet until 2022 at which planes will be delivered in 2024 at best. Even if the deal didn't get cancelled, those early batches had so many problems that probably the deal would've been delayed anyway.