Explore the journey of the COMAC ARJ21, also known as the Xiangfeng ("Soaring Phoenix"), China's ambitious regional jet designed to compete in the global civil aviation market. Developed by COMAC in the mid-2010s, this video dives deep into the aircraft's key features, its long and challenging development process, and the role it plays in China's aviation strategy.
The ARJ21's development began in 2002, but it faced significant delays, with its first flight only taking place in 2008. It wasn't until 2016 that it started joining airline fleets. Despite these early setbacks, the aircraft is now actively produced and delivered to both Chinese and international airlines. Its appeal? Simplicity and affordability, making it especially attractive to airlines in developing countries.
Сегодняшний гость интервью канала "Центр Полетов" Екатерина Романова — будущий авиадиспетчер и действующий инструктор РПИ Санкт-Петербург в сети VATSIM.
The firstborn of the Soviet civil aviation - Ilyushin IL-12 and IL-14.
After World war two, Soviet Union switched to an improved version of a twin-piston airliner, the Ilyushin il-12, later to its modified version il-14. Manufacturing of both il-12 and il-14 was in enormous quantity as per the demand of usage by Soviet Civil and Military Service and by Soviet client states. So in this video, we are going through the history of Il-12 and Il-14.