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Encyclopedia > ACAC ARJ21
This article contains information about a scheduled or anticipated future aircraft.
It may contain preliminary or speculative information, and may not reflect the final version of the aircraft.
ACAC ARJ21
Type Regional jet
Manufacturer ACAC consortium
Maiden flight Scheduled for March of 2008
Primary user Shenzhen Financial Leasing
Chinese Airlines
Produced Scheduled to begin in 2009
Number built 71 currently ordered

The ACAC ARJ21 Advanced Regional Jet is a two-engined commercial passenger jet aircraft being developed by the People's Republic of China. The ARJ21 is China's first self-designed passenger jet. This program is contributed to by 19 major U.S. and European aerospace components suppliers, including General Electric (engine production)[1] and Rockwell Collins (avionics production)[2]. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Image File history File links 20_airtransportation. ... SN Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85 Air France ERJ 145 A regional jet (RJ) is a small jet aircraft that is intended to fly passengers from point to point as efficiently as possible. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... The AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC consortium) is a subsidiary of Aviation Industries of China I (AVIC I), formed in 2002 by various Chinese aviation companies, including: Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute Xian Aircraft Design and Research Institute Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group Shanghai Aircraft Company Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Xian Aircraft... The Maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. ... “GE” redirects here. ... Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a large United States-based international company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, primarily providing aviation and information technology systems, solutions, and services to governmental agencies and aircraft manufacturers. ...

Contents

History

ARJ21 is a key project during the "10th Five Year Plan" period. The project began in March 2002, led by government-controlled ACAC consortium. According to the plan the ARJ21 was expected to perform its maiden flight in 2005 and be formally handed over for use another 18 months afterwards[3]. However, the design work was delayed. The final trial production stage began in June 2006[4]. The first flight is scheduled for March 2008, and the aircraft is expected to become available to buyers in September 2009. ACAC aims to manufacture 11 ARJ21s a year by 2010, and 50 per year by 2015. Also see: 2002 (number). ... The AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC consortium) is a subsidiary of Aviation Industries of China I (AVIC I), formed in 2002 by various Chinese aviation companies, including: Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute Xian Aircraft Design and Research Institute Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group Shanghai Aircraft Company Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Xian Aircraft... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC consortium) is a subsidiary of Aviation Industries of China I (AVIC I), formed in 2002 by various Chinese aviation companies, including: Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute Xian Aircraft Design and Research Institute Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group Shanghai Aircraft Company Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Xian Aircraft... 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Manufacturer

The ACAC consortium was formed to develop the aircraft. The components of the aircraft will be manufactured by the members of the consortium: The AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC consortium) is a subsidiary of Aviation Industries of China I (AVIC I), formed in 2002 by various Chinese aviation companies, including: Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute Xian Aircraft Design and Research Institute Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group Shanghai Aircraft Company Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Xian Aircraft... A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organisations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal. ...

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. Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group is a Chinese aerospace company with business in building fighters and aircraft parts manufacturer. ... Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company or Shanghai Aircraft Company is a Shanghai based aerospace company with business in: aircraft manufacturing parts and components subcontractor repair and overhaul non-aerospace products: aerial ladders, hovercrafts, glass wall manufacturing, Swerve rack for magnetic aerotrain Regional Jets ACAC ARJ21 - final assembly... Shengyang Aircraft Corporation is a Chinese civilian and military aircraft manufacturer and was founded in 1953. ... Xian Aircraft Industrial Corporation (aka Xian Aircraft Company Limited aka XAC) is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and developer of large and medium-sized airplanes. ...


Variants

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

Future developments

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


Design

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. Because of this, 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 has been designed by Antonov.[5] It will have a sweepback of 25°, and be fitted with winglets to improve aerodynamic performance. DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. ... A supercritical wing is a kind of wing designed particularly to fly at supersonic speeds. ... Private Antonov AN-2 in the UK Antonov, aka Antonov Aeronautical Scientific/Technical Complex (Antonov ASTC) (Ukrainian: ) is a Ukraine-based (since 1952) aircraft manufacturing and services company (design office prefix An) with particular expertise in the field of very large aircraft construction. ... The swept wing of an airliner: British Midland Airbus A320-200 A swept-wing is a wing planform used on high-speed aircraft that spend a considerable portion of their flight time in the transonic. ... Rutan VariEze, the first aircraft to use winglets in 1975 Learjet 28/29, the first production jet aircraft to use winglets in 1977 McDonnell Douglas MD-11, the first mainline airliner to feature winglets in 1990 Wingtip devices are usually intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft. ...


Specifications (ARJ-700)

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: m² (ft²)
  • Empty weight: kg (lb)
  • 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, 41.26 kN (9,275 lbf) each

Performance

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Orders and options

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[6] 2008 5            
Shandong Airlines[6] 2008 10            
Shenzhen Financial Leasing[6] 2008 20            
March 2004 Xiamen Airlines[7] 2008 6            
Sub-totals 41 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 71 Orders[8] (35 firm) 0


Note that EIS dates on this table have not been updated to reflect the delay in EIS to 2009 mentioned earlier Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Boeing 767-300 in Macau Shanghai Airlines is an airline based in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Shandong Airlines is an airline based in Jinan, Peoples Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Xiamen Airlines (simplified Chinese: 厦门航空; pinyin: Xiàmén Hángkōng) is the first airline company in Peoples Republic of China run by private individuals, established on July 25, 1984, and based in Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport. ...


Although the Xiamen order for six was reported in some press as firm, ACAC's own web site still shows them as "options".


References

  1. ^ ACAC selects General Electric to power ARJ21. GE Aviation. Retrieved on 2002-11-04.
  2. ^ Rockwell Collins announces first delivery for ARJ21. Rockwell Collions. Retrieved on 2006-07-27.
  3. ^ China-Made ARJ21 Feeder Plane to Appear at Zhuhai Aviation Show. People's Daily. Retrieved on 2002-11-04.
  4. ^ Self-developed jet to fly maiden trip. XINHUA. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
  5. ^ ARJ21-A. AINonline. Retrieved on 2006-06-23.
  6. ^ a b c "Three carriers place ARJ21 orders", Flight International, Reed Business Information, 2003-09-23. Retrieved on 2006-07-03. 
  7. ^ "ARJ21 orderbook climbs to 41 as Xiamen signs up", Flight International, Reed Business Information, 2004-08-03. Retrieved on 2006-07-03. 
  8. ^ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/23/eng20061223_335305.html

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External links

  • ACAC Manufacturer of ARJ21
  • Aerospace Technology on ARJ21

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The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) is a regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. ... The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrowbody, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners, produced in Brazil. ... The Fokker F100 is a small twin-turbofan regional airliner from the Fokker company. ... For other uses, see Superjet (disambiguation). ... The Antonov An-148 (Ukrainian and Russian: ) is a regional jet aircraft produced by the Ukrainian aircraft firm Antonov. ...

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