ACAC ARJ21

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ARJ21
Type Regional jet
Manufacturer ACAC consortium
Maiden flight Scheduled for March of 2008
Primary user Chinese airlines
Produced Scheduled to begin in 2009

The ACAC ARJ21 Xiangfeng (Flying Phoenix)[1] is a twin-engined regional airliner, and is the first passenger jet to be developed and indigenously produced by the People's Republic of China. This program is supported by 19 major U.S. and European aerospace components suppliers, including General Electric (engine production)[2] and Rockwell Collins (avionics production).[3]

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The ARJ21 is a key project, led by the government-controlled ACAC consortium, which began in March 2002 as part of China's "10th Five-Year Plan". The maiden flight of the ARJ21 was planned to take place in 2005 with formal handing over of the aircraft for use 18 months afterwards;[4] however, the design work was delayed and the final trial production stage didn't begin until June 2006.[5] The first aircraft was rolled out on 21 December 2007 with plans for a maiden flight in March 2008,[1] and the aircraft is expected to become available to buyers in September 2009. The ACAC consortium aims to manufacture 11 ARJ21s a year by 2010, and 50 per year by 2015.

The ARJ21 will be built using tooling which was originally provided by the McDonnell Douglas company for licence-production of the MD-90 in China. Consequently, it bears a strong resemblance to the DC-9 series of aircraft, with an identical cabin cross section, nose profile and tail. An all-new supercritical wing, which will have a sweepback of 25 degrees and be fitted with winglets to improve aerodynamic performance, has been designed by Antonov.[6]

Besides the baseline and the stretched models, there will also be standard- and extended-range versions, as well as all-passenger, freight and business jet variants.

Members of the ACAC consortium, which was formed to develop the aircraft, will manufacture major components of the aircraft:

The Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute and the Xian Aircraft Design and Research Institute, which are also members of the consortium, are responsible for the design.

  • ARJ21-700 – baseline model which will have a capacity of 70 to 95 passengers.
  • ARJ21-900 – stretched fuselage model based on the ARJ-700, which will have a capacity of 95 to 105 passengers.
  • ARJ21F – dedicated freighter version of the ARJ21-700. It will have a capacity of 5 LD7 containers or PIP pallets, with a maximum payload of 10,150 kg.
  • ARJ21B – business jet version of the ARJ21-700. A typical configuration would cater for 20 passengers.

Entries shaded in pink have been announced, but have not yet signed a firm contract.

Date Airline EIS Type
ARJ21-700 ARJ21-900 ARJ21F ARJ21B  TBA  Options Rights
September 2003 Shanghai Airlines[7] 2008 5            
Shandong Airlines[7] 2008 10            
Shenzhen Financial Leasing[7] 2008 20            
March 2004 Xiamen Airlines[8] [9] 2008 6            
Sub-totals 41 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 71 Orders[10] (35 firm) 0
  • Note that EIS dates on this table have not been updated to reflect the delay in EIS to 2009 mentioned earlier

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 78-85 passengers
  • First class: 38 in seat pitch with 2+2 seating arrangement
  • Economy class: 32 in seat pitch with 3+2 seating arrangement
  • Payload: 16.799 m³ (593.25 ft³)
  • Cabin length: 18.426 m (60 ft 5.43 in)
  • Length: 33.46 m (109 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 27.29 m (89 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 8.44 m (27 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 79.86m² (859.61ft²)
  • Empty weight: 24.955kg (55,016lb)
  • Loaded weight: kg (lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 40,500 kg (89,300 lb)
  • Fuel tank capacity: 10,386 kg (22,897 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2× General Electric CF34-10A turbofans, 68.20 kN (15,332 lbf) each

Performance

  1. ^ a b The Associated Press. 'Flying Phoenix' is China's first homegrown commercial aircraft. TheRecord.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
  2. ^ ACAC selects General Electric to power ARJ21. GE Aviation. Retrieved on 2002-11-04.
  3. ^ Rockwell Collins announces first delivery for ARJ21. Rockwell Collions. Retrieved on 2006-07-27.
  4. ^ China-Made ARJ21 Feeder Plane to Appear at Zhuhai Aviation Show. People's Daily. Retrieved on 2002-11-04.
  5. ^ Self-developed jet to fly maiden trip. XINHUA. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
  6. ^ ARJ21-A. AINonline. Retrieved on 2006-06-23.
  7. ^ a b c "Three carriers place ARJ21 orders", Flight International, Reed Business Information, 2003-09-23. Retrieved on 2006-07-03. 
  8. ^ "ARJ21 orderbook climbs to 41 as Xiamen signs up", Flight International, Reed Business Information, 2004-08-03. Retrieved on 2006-07-03. 
  9. ^ Although the Xiamen order for six was reported in some press as firm, ACAC's own web site still shows them as "options".
  10. ^ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/23/eng20061223_335305.html

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