280 seats in the cabin and flight range 12,000 km
The first big meeting «on joint research of the C929» project took place in China. — large intercontinental passenger aircraft. According to a Chinese source, the meeting was attended by scientists from 21 universities, representatives of 43 cooperative units and 7 civil aviation companies, as well as the Ministry of Science and Technology, Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance and the Civil Aviation Administration of China. < /p>
Chinese Academy of Engineering academician He Dongfeng said that the COMAC C929 will be China's first independently developed intercontinental passenger aircraft. After the opening of the conference, experts were divided into six thematic groups according to the components of the airliner: general aerodynamics, airframe design, avionics and electrical equipment, etc. Discussions will last a week.
COMAC C929 will be a long-range wide-body passenger aircraft, designed for 250-350 seats (280 seats in a three-class cabin), the flight range will be 12,000 kilometers. The C929 aims to reduce carbon emissions by 60% compared to earlier similar models.
Recall that Russia actively participated in the project to create this airliner (then it was called CR929), but last year China decided to implement the project independently, the plane was renamed.