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ZHUHAI - China's independently developed regional ARJ21-700 jet has begun high-intensity test flights in order to get its airworthiness certificates, according to its producer, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC).
![]() China's independently developed ARJ21 jet is seen at an air show ground in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 9, 2010. [Photo/CFP] |
Tian Min, chief accountant of the COMAC, said Monday at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Forum in Zhuhai that the China-made jet was preparing for a series of difficult and high-risk trials, including tests of the engine and the avionics system.
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Since the first trial flights in November 2008, ARJ21-700 jets have completed more than 900 hours of tests in more than 400 trial flights, including high-temperature and high-humidity tests, Tian said.
Tian said the COMAC planned to deliver the first ARJ21-700 plane to buyers in 2011. The company had received 240 orders from home and abroad.