3535 meters above sea level! Domestic large aircraft C919 completes its first test flight at high altitude airport
CTOnews.com, November 20, 10:30, Comac C919 landed smoothly on the runway of Aba Hongyuan Airport for a two-day demonstration mission at the High Plateau Airport. According to the flight standard App, on November 19, 10grad 38jing C919 (B001F) took off from Aba Hongyuan Airport, 11:18 to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, 12:28 from Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, and arrived at Shanghai Pudong Airport at 14:38.
Generally speaking, the airport whose elevation is more than 2438 meters is called the high plateau airport. As the operating environment of the high plateau airport is much more complex than that of the general airport, the Chinese civil aviation management department is extremely strict with the operation of the high plateau airport. The main highland airports in the world are mainly in China, Nepal, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and other countries. As of September 27, 2020, there are a total of 20 high plateau airports in China, of which 19 are located in the southwest and northwest regions and one in the central and southern regions.
Aba Hongyuan Airport is located in Hongyuan County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, about 48 kilometers away from Hongyuan County, about 3535 meters above sea level, is a typical high plateau airport. It is cloudy at present and the visibility is good.
It is worth noting that this is the first flight of C919 to a high plateau airport. Common "plateau" aircraft are Boeing 737-700s, Boeing 757s and Airbus A319, Airbus A330, China's ARJ21. It is understood that as the operating environment of the high altitude airport is much more complex than that of the general airport, the Chinese civil aviation management department is extremely strict with the operation of the high altitude airport. At present, all types of aircraft flying at high plateau airports will be modified at high altitude.
CTOnews.com learned that the C919 large airliner is the first trunk jet airliner developed by China in accordance with international airworthiness standards and with independent intellectual property rights. It was established in 2007 and first flew in 2017 with a seat class of 158,192 seats and a range of 4075-5555 km. After completing all the airworthiness certification work in September 2022, the C919 large airliner will be delivered by the end of 2022 after receiving the model certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
