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The ACAC ARJ21 Xiangfeng (翔凤 Flying Phoenix)[1] is a twin-engined regional airliner, and is the first passenger jet to be developed and indigenously produced by the People's Republic of China. This program is supported by 19 major U.S. and European aerospace components suppliers, including General Electric (engine production)[2] and Rockwell Collins (avionics production).[3]

Development

The ARJ21 is a key project, led by the government-controlled ACAC consortium, which began in March 2002 as part of China's "10th Five-Year Plan". The maiden flight of the ARJ21 was planned to take place in 2005 with formal handing over of the aircraft for use 18 months afterwards;[4] however, the design work was delayed and the final trial production stage didn't begin until June 2006.[5] The first aircraft was rolled out on 21 December 2007 with plans for a maiden flight in March 2008,[1], however this has been delayed until September 21 2008 [6], and the aircraft is expected to become available to buyers in September 2009. The ACAC consortium aims to manufacture 11 ARJ21s a year by 2010, and 50 per year by 2015.

Design

Although ACAC refers to the ARJ21 as "designed by Chinese with completely independent intellectual property rights", it is being built using tooling which was originally provided by the McDonnell Douglas company for licence-production of the MD-90 in China. Consequently, it bears a strong resemblance to the DC-9 series of aircraft, with an identical cabin cross section, nose profile and tail. The general designer of the aircraft was Mr. Wu Guanghui (吴光辉), and the deputy general designer was Mr. Zhou Jisheng (周济生), with the general engineer was Ms. Jiang Liping (姜丽萍, 1968- ). An all-new supercritical wing, which will have a sweepback of 25 degrees and be fitted with winglets to improve aerodynamic performance, has been designed by Ukraine’s Antonov.[7][8][9] Antonov Design Bureau also assisted project with geometrical determination and integral analysis of the construction strength of ARJ21.[7]

In addition to the baseline and the stretched passenger models, ACAC has also proposed extended-range, freight, and business jet variants.

Manufacturer

Members of the ACAC consortium, which was formed to develop the aircraft, will manufacture major components of the aircraft:

The Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute and the Xian Aircraft Design and Research Institute, which are also members of the consortium, are responsible for the design.

Variants

  • ARJ21-700 – baseline model which will have a capacity of 70 to 95 passengers.
  • ARJ21-900 – stretched fuselage model based on the ARJ-700, which will have a capacity of 95 to 105 passengers.
  • ARJ21F – dedicated freighter version of the ARJ21-700. It will have a capacity of 5 LD7 containers or PIP pallets, with a maximum payload of 10,150 kg.
  • ARJ21B – business jet version of the ARJ21-700. A typical configuration would cater for 20 passengers.

Orders and options

ARJ 21 from Joy Air

Entries shaded in pink have been announced, but have not yet signed a firm contract.

Date Airline EIS Type
ARJ21-700 ARJ21-900 ARJ21F ARJ21B  TBA  Options Rights
September 2003 Shanghai Airlines[10] 2008 5            
Shenzhen Airlines[10] 2008 10            
Shenzhen Financial Leasing[10] 2008 20            
March 2004 Xiamen Airlines[11] [12] 2008 6            
December 2007 Kunpeng Airlines[13] [14] 2008 100            
March 2008 United States GECAS[15] 2008 5         20  
Joy Air[16] 2008 10            
Sub-totals 156 0 0 0 0 20 0
Totals 216 Orders[17] 0
  • Note that EIS dates on this table have not been updated to reflect the delay in EIS to 2009 mentioned earlier

Specifications (ARJ21-700)

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General characteristics

  • Capacity: 78-85 passengers
  • First class: 38 in seat pitch with 2+2 seating arrangement
  • Economy class: 32 in seat pitch with 3+2 seating arrangement

Performance

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

  1. ^ a b The Associated Press. "'Flying Phoenix' is China's first homegrown commercial aircraft". TheRecord.com. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
  2. ^ "ACAC selects General Electric to power ARJ21". GE Aviation. Retrieved 2002-11-04.
  3. ^ "Rockwell Collins announces first delivery for ARJ21". Rockwell Collions. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
  4. ^ "China-Made ARJ21 Feeder Plane to Appear at Zhuhai Aviation Show". People's Daily. Retrieved 2002-11-04.
  5. ^ "Self-developed jet to fly maiden trip". XINHUA. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
  6. ^ name="China Gate"
  7. ^ a b Website "Antonov": News
  8. ^ "ARJ21-A". AINonline. Retrieved 2006-06-23.
  9. ^ Chinese ARJ21-700 Airliner Roll-Out
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  12. ^ Although the Xiamen order for six was reported in some press as firm, ACAC's own web site still shows them as "options".
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  14. ^ AVIC announced a new order for 100 planes from Kunpeng Airlines, a Sino-US joint venture, raising the total number of orders to date to 170.
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  17. ^ China receives first Western ARJ21 order
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