China to unveil first jumbo jet engine in 2016: state media

[Solid Beast]

Updated at: 1115 PST, Thursday, August 27, 2009


SHANGHAI: China plans to unveil its first homemade jumbo jet engine in 2016, state media reported Thursday, a major step that would improve its chances of competing with global players Airbus and Boeing.

"China is expected to complete the research on its first jumbo jet engine in 2016 and begin to apply for aviation certificate from the state aviation authority," the official local news agency cited the engine maker as saying.

"We hope the home-made engine will fly together with the home-made large aircraft," Zhang Jian, general manager of the Shanghai-based AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co Ltd, was quoted as saying.

[duhastmish]

since the research for first jumbo aircraft should be over by -2016 , i think the induction of jumbo jet should start around -2022.

but good step indeed- they will be only third country to develop engine for a commercial jumbo aircraft.

[vinod2070]

It will be a great achievement indeed.

More power to the Chinese to get there.