C919: Domestic Airliner in Final Tests
By Zhu Wenqian, Wang Yu, China Daily | Apr. 24, 2017
Nation's first passenger jet includes innovations beyond Boeing, Airbus.
The C919, the much-anticipated first commercial aircraft for passengers to be made in China, has taken another step closer to its maiden flight by completing its fourth high-speed taxiing test on Sunday in Shanghai.
It was the C919's first test with the front landing gear of the plane slightly lifted to simulate takeoff.