Comac C919

what is it?

The Comac C919 is a narrow-body airliner developed by Chinese state owned aircraft manufacturer Comac. The development program was launched in 2008 as a competitor to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. Production began in December 2011, with the first prototype being rolled out on 2 November 2015; the maiden flight took place on 5 May 2017.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 33.6 m wingspan

base stats

• built 30made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 9 years ago, in 2017.
• 🚗Wingspan of 33.6 m: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

2017-05-05

introduced

2022

status

still flying

number built

30

role

narrow-body jet airliner

origin

🇨🇳 People's Republic of China

makers

Comac

engines

2× jet

wingspan

33.6 m

top speed

—

range

—

ceiling

12,100 m

ICAO code

C919

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.