Visit to China's ARJ21 Aircraft Manufacturing Facility

Abstract

During a December 2007 visit to China to share information about civilian aircraft costs, a delegation from IDA visited the Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Facility where the commercial chinese ARJ21 flight test aircraft was being assembled. The ARJ21 is a DC-9-sized civilian passenger aircraft with first flight currently scheduled for late 2008. This document describes the delegation's observations about both the facility and the aircraft they saw. It also explains what delegation members learned about the design, manufacturing, organization, and management of the ARJ21 program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA485129

Entities

People

  • Bruce R. Harmon
  • David L. Mcnicol
  • J. R. Nelson
  • Stephen G. Holder
  • Stephen J. Balut

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer-Aided Manufacturing
  • Computers
  • Industrial Plants
  • Landing Gear
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Simulators
  • Transport Aircraft

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering