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Eh? This is China's first time trying to build a commercial narrow body airliner, isn't it? So its not like they used to have the capability and forgot how to
by simplicio 7y ago
Eh? This is China's first time trying to build a commercial narrow body airliner, isn't it? So its not like they used to have the capability and forgot how to do it, they're developing it for the first time.
- jedberg 7y agoIn an ideal world, they would be able to start with all of the world's knowledge in this subject. Ie. they would start with where Boeing is now. I think that is what OP is trying to get at.
- im_down_w_otp 7y agoYes, this. Also, that even Boeing partially lost track of it along the way.
- inferiorhuman 7y agoThis is China's first time trying to build a commercial narrow body airliner, isn't it? Second – the ARJ21 was the first.
- lazylizard 7y agoWhy not buy the remnants of fokker or dornier and carry on from there?
- inferiorhuman 7y agoDunno what's left of either of those two companies (or the willingness of the EU to sell to China) but neither really had anything that would compete with the A220/A320/B737. The ARJ was an attempt at a refreshed MD-80 with tooling from McDonnell Douglas and a ton of outsourced bits and it still flopped. Per the article COMAC is resorting to espionage, so I imagine they think going the legal route won't pan out for them.