ARJ-21 completes global flight & natural icing test (pending for final certification)

[shuttler]

Here the video newscast (in Chinese):

中国ARJ21完成自然结冰试飞 实现3万公里环球飞行_资讯_网易视频

中国四位试飞员驾驶国产ARJ-21-700飞机环球飞行，完成中国国产客机历史上伟大壮举。

　　

　

　　104架机3万公里环球飞行，沿途共经停10个国家的18个机场，期间经受住了暴风雪、吹雪、大侧风和风切变等各种恶劣气象环境的考验。
Completion of 30,00 km flight in which ARJ-21 has stopped over 10 countries and 18 airports
It has gone through successfully the severest climate and environmental tests


　　解放日报记者 张海峰 摄

　　

　　每架次转场，飞行机组人员都要认真准备，精心维护飞机。解放日报记者 张海峰 摄
Mechancal Check before each take-off


　　

　　中国四位试飞员驾驶国产ARJ21-700飞机环球飞行，完成中国国产客机历史上伟大壮举。解放日报记者 张海峰 摄
Four pilots undertook the mission

ARJ21经过千山万水顺利降落西安阎良机场，中国商飞用水门欢迎ARJ。
Landing greetings at Yanliang Airport, Xian

解放日报记者 张海峰 摄 ( Photographer: Zhang Haifeng)

Credit: 解放网—国产ARJ21新支线飞机实现3万公里环球飞行

Credit: Sina.com and Chinanews.com

Credit: Comac

ARJ-21-700-104, China's 78·-105 seater regional commercial aircraft took off on Mar 15, 2014 from 阎良Yanliang Airport, Xian. During its first leg flight, ARJ-21 has travelled through China, Russia, Alaska and landed in Windsor Airport, Canada (See route map @2: 42 of the above vid)

On its return flight it has travelled through Canada, iceland, Denmark, Austria, Turkey, Kazakhstan before touching down on China. (See route map @3:00)

ARJ-21 has completed a 30,000 km (approx) flight journey during which it has encountered the severest climate , windshears, blizzards and icing tests.

Well done guys and Congratulations!

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

It is a good strong prelude news for C919, then the march towards C929 and C939 will not be a dream in the near future.

 

[bolo]

Here the video newscast (in Chinese):

中国ARJ21完成自然结冰试飞 实现3万公里环球飞行_资讯_网易视频

中国四位试飞员驾驶国产ARJ-21-700飞机环球飞行，完成中国国产客机历史上伟大壮举。

　　

　

　　104架机3万公里环球飞行，沿途共经停10个国家的18个机场，期间经受住了暴风雪、吹雪、大侧风和风切变等各种恶劣气象环境的考验。
Completion of 30,00 km flight in which ARJ-21 has stopped over 10 countries and 18 airports
It has gone through successfully the severest climate and environmental tests


　　解放日报记者 张海峰 摄

　　

　　每架次转场，飞行机组人员都要认真准备，精心维护飞机。解放日报记者 张海峰 摄
Mechancal Check before each take-off


　　

　　中国四位试飞员驾驶国产ARJ21-700飞机环球飞行，完成中国国产客机历史上伟大壮举。解放日报记者 张海峰 摄
Four pilots undertook the mission

ARJ21经过千山万水顺利降落西安阎良机场，中国商飞用水门欢迎ARJ。
Landing greetings at Yanliang Airport, Xian

解放日报记者 张海峰 摄 ( Photographer: Zhang Haifeng)

Credit: 解放网—国产ARJ21新支线飞机实现3万公里环球飞行

Credit: Sina.com and Chinanews.com

Credit: Comac

ARJ-21-700-104, China's 78·-105 seater regional commercial aircraft took off on Mar 15, 2014 from 阎良Yanliang Airport, Xian. During its first leg flight, ARJ-21 has travelled through China, Russia, Alaska and landed in Windsor Airport, Canada (See route map @2: 42 of the above vid)

On its return flight it has travelled through Canada, iceland, Denmark, Austria, Turkey, Kazakhstan before touching down on China. (See route map @3:00)

ARJ-21 has completed a 30,000 km (approx) flight journey during which it has encountered the severest climate , windshears, blizzards and icing tests.

Well done guys and Congratulations!

typically what is the international standard flight miles for testing before putting it to production?

 

[BoQ77]

Good luck ... Hope the domestic aircrafts of China have good quality and come into service soon, to save the USD/EUR ... for 1.4 bil. Chinese people ...

 

[gslv mk3]

Congrats...

 

[cnleio]

Good Luck, ARJ-21.

 

[cirr]

MA-700、ARJ21、C919、C929、C9X9。。。

MA series、ARJ series and COMAC series。Looking good。。。

国产支线飞机“新舟700”将于2016年试飞_中国航空_航空工业频道_新闻中心_

 

[Beast]

Are those test pilot from military?

 

[yusheng]

some photo of ARJ:

 

[Pangu]

Great job! Too bad this plane is limited to commercial use with all it's foreign parts, otherwise we can utilise it for mini-AWACs or ElINT role.

 

[Beast]

Great job! Too bad this plane is limited to commercial use with all it's foreign parts, otherwise we can utilise it for mini-AWACs or ElINT role.

Its too small for that purpose. Again too small for the cashcow for commercial purpose.

 

[BoQ77]

other media source said that "Sukhoi Jet 100" could beat this in domestic market

 

[yusheng]

Great job! Too bad this plane is limited to commercial use with all it's foreign parts, otherwise we can utilise it for mini-AWACs or ElINT role.

one of the aim to test the plance abroad is to get the airworthiness certificate from the west countires in order to export the plane in the future, in fact china has all the weather conditions for testing plane , not necessary to fly round the earth.
with the same reason we use the west components which we can produce domestically if necessary.

by the way , we have many types of AWAC and ELINT now, ARJ maybe transform, who knows.

 

[shuttler]

@yusheng Welcome back!

typically what is the international standard flight miles for testing before putting it to production?

I have no idea
But as far as I know they need to pass many other very stringent tests like the landing and braking systems on drenched or icy runways, communication systems, defrosting systems, life-supporting systems ...etc which are not manifested in the flight distance paramenters
According to the above related report, the global flight and icing tests are the last of "the major hurdle" for getting a certification by the end of 2014 from China Aviation Authority whose standards are said to be harsher than USFAA from where we are trying to get a "Type Certification"
The test prototype above is the 4th (104). We are now making 106

If everything goes fine, we are targeting full swing production in 2015!

Follow these promotional videos produced by COMAC which are very interesting:

Link
1. COMAC Corporate video
2. COMAC Corporate song
3. ARJ-21
4. Flying in the Blue Sky--ARJ21-700 first Flight documentary
5. C919

Are those test pilot from military?

I believe they are.

 

[shuttler]

Its too small for that purpose. Again too small for the cashcow for commercial purpose.

ARJ-21 is for domestic flights It provides a good platform for building larger planes - like some wide body ones in the future
C919 series are the major players!