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Interesting to see what will happen to the Comac C919 which relies on a large number of US parts including the French/US leap engine. I would expect them to ha
by chvid 2y ago
Interesting to see what will happen to the Comac C919 which relies on a large number of US parts including the French/US leap engine.
I would expect them to have substitutes for all of the components but a trade embargo will likely set the plane back when it comes to getting approvals for operating in other countries.
- nabla9 2y agoChinese give tariff exceptions to things that suit them. There has not been talk about a trade embargo as far as I know.
- mytailorisrich 2y agoIn addition, production of LEAP engines is split between the US and France.
- nabla9 2y agoChinese domestic replacement engine CJ-1000 should be certified by within two years. Flight tests started 2023. It has similar dimensions as CFM LEAP-1C and is intended to replace it. 7-years ago I would have sworn that Chinese are 20 years behind, but they have been working really hard.
- mycatisblack 2y agoThe Chinese story parallels the rise of Japanese tech in many ways, even with a different set of rules at the base. In the 50s to 70s Japanese products were known as absolute crap. There was a meme that Japanese knock-offs often contained the same errors from the original design. This changed drastically once the generation that was tutored by people with experience started joining the work force. Re Chinese products there’s still a cult of “crap products “ but they were also among the first to market 5g technology, to the point that the west had to tell their market to wait until domestic manufacturers had caught up.
- WJW 2y agoAll countries give tariff exemptions to things that suit them. The US doesn't levy tariffs on oil and gas imports, for example.
- chvid 2y agoTrump admin has had rumblings about preventing Comac's access to the leap engine all the way back to the first admin. They can easily do this.