Back Comac ARJ21 AN كوماك إيه آر جيه 21 Arabic কোমাক এআরজে২১ Bengali/Bangla Comac ARJ21 Czech Comac ARJ21 German COMAC ARJ21 Spanish Comac ARJ21 Estonian کوماک ایآرجی۲۱ Persian Comac ARJ21 Finnish Comac ARJ21 French
| ARJ21 Xiangfeng | |
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| An ARJ21 of Chengdu Airlines, the type's launch operator | |
| Role | Regional jet |
| Manufacturer | Comac |
| Design group | AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company (ACAC) |
| First flight | November 28, 2008 |
| Introduction | 28 June 2016 with Chengdu Airlines[1] |
| Status | In production, in service |
| Primary user | Chengdu Airlines[2] |
| Produced | 2007–present[3] |
| Number built | > 137 (as of 30 May 2024)[3] |
The Comac ARJ21 Xiangfeng (Chinese: 翔凤; pinyin: xiángfèng; lit. 'Soaring Phoenix') is a 78–90 seat regional jet manufactured by the Chinese state-owned aerospace company Comac.
Development of the ARJ21 (Advanced Regional Jet) began in March 2002, the first prototype was rolled out on 21 December 2007, and made its maiden flight on 28 November 2008 from Shanghai. It received its CAAC Type Certification on 30 December 2014 and was introduced on 28 June 2016 by Chengdu Airlines.
It features a 25° swept, supercritical wing designed by Antonov and twin rear-mounted General Electric CF34 engines. 100 airframes had been delivered by the end of 2022.[3]
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- ^ "PICTURES: Chengdu Airlines takes delivery of first ARJ21". Flightglobal.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "COMAC ARJ21 production list". rzjets.net. Retrieved 4 October 2022.