China's First Airliner Takes Off!

[heli-cal]

BBC Radio 4 News just announced that China has flown the first airliner to be wholly built 'in country'.

The plane is intended for the domestic market. (Sorry, I can't remember the name of the aircraft).

[maxho]

ARJ-21 is a development of DC-9/MD-80:
ACAC ARJ21 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARJ-21)

China "wholly built" Shanghai Y-10 as well, thirty years ago:
Shanghai Y-10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Y-10)
that would make it first Chinese airliner.

Harbin Y-12 also started more than 30 years ago as Y-11, and out of all Chinese-made civillian aircraft is the only one that looks like an indigenous design:
Harbin Y-12 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Y-12)

Doesn't make them better or worse, just pays to do homework before hollering.

[heli-cal]

Jeez! :confused:

Spare me from the Geeks & Nerds! :8:8

I posted the news, as reported and a pair of the above bombard the thread with their wiki-wisdom, talk of homework and proof! :eek:

I have not the slightest interest in airliners, I posted as I know that there are those who do.

Lighten Up!
(The terms Geeks & Nerds is meant in a friendly, not offensive way). :ok: