I finally understand why China must develop big planes.

C9 19 large passenger aircraft (COMAC C9 19) is the first trunk civil aircraft in China, which is developed and assembled in cooperation with American and French enterprises according to the latest international airworthiness standards. Development began in 2008. C is the initials of China and COMAC, the abbreviation of Comac. The meaning of the first "9" is eternal, and "19" represents the maximum passenger capacity of China's first medium-sized passenger plane 190.

The C9 19 medium-sized passenger plane is a landmark project to build an innovative country, and its body has completely independent intellectual property rights. Basic mixed level layout 155 seats, full economy class layout 169 seats, high density layout 175 seats, and maximum passenger capacity 190 seats. The standard voyage is 4075 kilometers and the maximum voyage is 5555 kilometers.

C9 19 is the first practical large passenger plane in China, and it will also be the first large passenger plane in China to put into market operation and participate in market competition.

From the perspective of strategic industries, this means that the field of industrial upgrading in China has further expanded from shipbuilding, high-speed rail, satellites and nuclear power plants to "large passenger aircraft". And the significance of the large passenger aircraft market, we only need to look at the size of Boeing and Airbus, the two major passenger aircraft giants. According to market estimates, in the next 20 years, the market space of C9 19 single-aisle aircraft (equivalent to Boeing -737 or Airbus A320) will be about $850 billion. Considering the maintenance and upgrade costs, the total space will reach $65,438 +0.5 trillion. According to China Commercial Aircraft (C9 19' s "family"), this market will need about 26,000 single-aisle passenger planes in the next 20 years.

In China alone, it is estimated that nearly 7,000 passenger planes will be needed in the next 20 years, worth nearly one trillion US dollars, including about 4,500 single-aisle jetliners. No matter from a strategic point of view or an economic point of view, China people should occupy a place in this huge and profitable market.

The significance of the maiden voyage of c9 19 is that China can get a big piece of cake from the 1 trillion market. But also a fulcrum of China's industrial upgrading (other fulcrums include high-speed rail, aerospace, biology, pharmacy, shipbuilding, Internet, etc.). ).