Onboard The MADE IN CHINA Jet! Flying the Comac C919
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- I headed to Shanghai, China, to fly on China's first large passenger jet, the Comac C919, that claims to be a rival to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. But what's it like to fly on?
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00:00 Introduction
00:35 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
05:52 Boarding the Comac C919
06:39 Comac C919 Seat Tour
09:07 Comac C919 Takeoff from Shanghai
13:21 Comac C919 Loo Review
15:07 China Eastern Domestic Meal Service
17:17 Comac C919 Onboard Air Quality
18:54 Comac C919 landing in Chengdu
20:16 Chengdu Tianfu Airport
Hey Noel. Let me explain what "rabbit milk" is. The milk you were drinking was produced by a company called "White Rabbit" (In Chinese there is the word "white" in front of "rabbit", I'm surprised that they don't keep the "white" in English). White Rabbit is a lengendary local brand in Shanghai specialized in producing milk candies. We locals in Shanghai have a lot of affection for this brand.
Actually, it's the Big White Rabbit brand, not just a legendary brand in Shanghai, but in the whole of China. I ate a lot of it in the 90s when I was growing up in Chengdu.
When I was a kid, I ate white rabbit milk candy, and I am now 40 years old from Shandong Province.
I had a lot of those when I was little in the 70s in Hong Kong too.
正解，白兔奶糖，童年的记忆。Positive solution， White Rabbit Milk Candy, Memory of Childhood.
Ah the candy, what a pleasure to find in Tang Frères in Paris when I was a kid 😋😋🥰
I burst into laughter when the gate lady told the guy who's scanning your boarding pass: "I asked you to see his boarding pass, not the passport. What are you looking at"
hhhha, I heard that as well
she is training that guy
For context: there’s two terminals at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. Noel went to T1, rather than T2. If he was aware, the Taxi would have dropped him directly at T2, and there’s no need for a metro ride. A majority of the flights to bigger tier cities like Chengdu always depart from T2. Likewise, you can choose your seating on China Eastern if you download their App and Pre-check. As a foreigner in China, your seat is granted but subject to passport verification on arrival. With regards to the “Rabbit Milk” please note that Rabbit is a “candy” brand and the milk is a marketing collaboration between a milk company and a candy company. It is NOT real rabbit milk. 😂
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Lol Kisembo, impressive. I am curious are you from Uganda 🙈🤗
@@mercyasiima6966 : Great curiosity. Family origins are! Your guess is amazing. American I am!
@@rkisemboBrilliant. It's great that you keep your Rutooro /Runyoro name 🙏🏽. Proudly Ugandan 🇺🇬 as well.
Wrong terminals, forgotten bags: glad to see this happens to even expert travellers like yourself!
做视频不易啊 太折腾了。。
It can happen when you're holding camera all the time, busy with yourself
This was truly awesome Philips. Big surprise to see this one on my feed this morning! China is really invested in their air transport, I mean, look at those airports!
These two airports are for sure out of top 5，Hongqiao Airport in Shanghai is old and probably out of top 30. There are many larger and more modern airports in China and their service is excellent
sure, but try HSR if you ever go to China
Interestingly their airport's lounges are less impressive
China builds infrastructures, the US doesn't and further more destroys other countries'.
@@lzh4950 may have something to do with the airlines themselves knowing that most of their clients are business travelers who travel domestically. Doesn't seem to be a plus to have really posh food/shower options/full recliners if most of your clients would only stay for 10-20 mins. This should change in newly built airports with focus on international travels.
Mind you, Boeing planes only about 50% are made in the US, the rest overseas, C919 has 60% components/parts made in China, this is considered a high percentage indeed.
That may be a blessing for Boeing to make only 50% as Boeing workers have free access to drugs, as much as they want.
At least most of the foreign parts on Boeings come from the EU, Korea, Japan, and Australia, and not from China.
You know facts don't fit the narrative/propaganda against China right?
@@NWA744 At least 60% parts on the comac is designed and made in china🤣 also mind that they are building their own jet engine and already put on a prototype c919 already. I thought it was called changgang? or changyang I forgot. but they are indeed making so much progress. but I guess it won’t like, rule the civil aviation industry, they do have a long way to go.
if you think about it, most of the imported parts that Boeing uses are from China, and the most of the imported parts on a Comac are from the U.S. it means an Airbus and a Comac could be sharing manufacturers in up to 30 to 40% of parts.
Im 65 years old this year. I enjoy the Rabbit Brand candies during Chinese New year since I was 4-5 years old . Iin fact we could only enjoy candies during CNY period. . Now I could have as much as I like.
Although it will take time it never hurts to break the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus. In a free market more competition is always a good thing.
Oligopoly*
美国不会像你这么大度，美国不会给C919适航证
No
Why? Because they're Western companies? Or, is it China's way of showing the world that they can be better than the rest. The weird thing is that 70 to 80% of what built the plane comes from the West
There is no free market in the CCP occupied China, this is a plane built on stolen IP with 75% foreign components and they have no clue how to innovate, so its going nowhere, just like the rest of the CCPs sham projects.
Noel
Thank you for recording this unique flight and sharing it with the world.
It would be all Chinese if the engines were as well !
@@rscott2247 did China manufacture turbojets for its fighters? If so, they should have the foundation to build turbofans for the C919.
I'm gonna post a Titanic quote but with airliners! :D "I don't see what the fuss is all about, it doesn't look any bigger than the A320!" :P all jokes aside, it looks to be a fine aircraft, and has decades of service in the air!
It doesn’t matter where the plane is made. If it is comfortable and reliable then, for me, I will definitely fly with them (if I get a chance)
@@user-gr8vw7up3j ha ha ha ha
Amazing that you flew on the new C919, man! I think it's so cool that you got to check it out. Thanks for sharing the experience with us!
nice and honest review, thanks a lot! the milk is not from rabbit, but branded "White Rabbit". it's an iconic brand from Shanghai, and it was originated from a milky candy. now the iconic candy flavor extends to beverage, ice cream, etc.
😂😂😂😂quite funny when he said how you milk the rabbit😂😂
I flew the C919 on 12/22/23 from Hongchao Airport to Chengdu. It was the most delightful eperience inrecent memory flying B737 seriers in California at leaswt once every month. I must say I could taste a lot of sour apple in Noel's video although he tried very gaciously to add some praises right afterwards. I thank you for that.
Sour grapes that’s their traditional sayings
As a Chinese avgeek currently living in Singapore, I hope you enjoyed your visit to my hometown Shanghai and your flight on the C919. By the way, the safety video is very different to the usual China Eastern safety video. They made a more patriotic one just for this occasion.
long live CCP. LOL
Flee from Shanghai in order to watch TH-cam. Long live CCP😂😂
I'm sorry you were forced to say this, what was your original punishment?
Wat r u doing in Singapore? Time to return home
All these brainless western comments, too embarrassing, seeing sour grapes
Just flew the C919 yesterday and here’s Noel’s review! And more coincidentally I was in 34A, picked this seat specifically to get a good view of the left engine, which had a bit of issue with the reverse thrust during test flights. Luckily the malfunction seemed to have been fixed and the experience on board was quite pleasant.
That’s somewhat disturbing for a brand new plane to already have issues with the engine…particularly something like the reversers. That has been a cause of several big disasters in the past when deployed mid air…
how is row 34 in front of the wing??
Issues during test flights. Fixed already according to Shaoliang Zhong.
@@jonathanpusar5931 years ago during test flights. Not sure why the OP mentioned it anyways. It's an American engine if you think that changes anything.
@Russel Noel mentioned, economy starts in row 30 so 34 is essentially the 7th row of the plane or 5th row of eco
hope the future of this aircraft become successful.
That 54% humidity is beautiful! 👍
It will make longer trips more tolerable as the low humidity disturbs my sinus.
A citizen of San Francisco to the C919 crew........What? No fog inside the plane? C'MON MAN! 😊
This video brought back many memories. I am the son of Foreign Expats and grew up in China from 2001 to 2013. I've flown China Eastern a handful of times (although we usually flew Hainan). Thanks for bringing back good memories!
Fun fact: Although avionics and engines are supplied by foreign suppliers, the CFM Leap engines are made with raw material sourced from China. And the Collins Aerospace avionics are made with parts and assembled in part in China.
Also, the aircraft is not 2 days old. It is 7 years old. The aircraft rolled out the assembly line back in 2017.
Sorry I thought there are multiple test units for C-919, and the first one as you said was produced in 2017. While the first one in service should be produced somewhat near 2021-22? Cheers!
@@bryanleubg B-919A was ex B-001J.
It is the 7th built and rolled off the production line in 2017. First is B-001A which rolled off the production line in 2015.
B-001J was then registered in 2022 and delivered the same year to CES.
@@PlaneGuyProud wow, thanks for the info, sorry thought it was a newer plane that just came down the assembly line.
Great info. Most people tend to forget or rather don't know is the integration of the avionics and sub systems; more like the operating system of the airplane is developed by China. This is really the brain/soul of the plane.
@@Taiwan_Prospers_with_China Most people also tend to forget China can Collins Aerospace and cripple its entire supply chain as the entire supply chain relies on China.
16:00 LOL, I believe many viewers will be shocked by that rabbit milk 🤣🤣🤣
rabbit is just the brand...
I don't think so.
@@Alan-ci8yu it is
I'm sure that's the brand but I'm sure people won't be shocked.
I am Indian. Best wishes to the china.congrats. I love c 919.
Speaking about the "Rabbit MIlk" thing, it's just normal milk (but sweetened), and it's called "Rabbit Milk" because of the brand name, which is "Big Rabbit".
Noel, I translate the seat fonts for you:
At the top written [全球首架] has simply translated at the right [the world's First] C919;
At the bottom as [東方風來翼起翱翔] as {Eastern wind comes, Wings up hover}
BYW congratulate on the world 1st ever C919 loo review!!
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😂😂 china ka to thik hai but paxitan ka kya haal hai? Chinese aata kyu nahi de rahe? 😂😂
Good brother. Bless you
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你的中文很棒!
@@daning9764chinese mandarin very difficult language , chinese people might be putting huge efforts learning this ancient language😊
Great video Noel, thank you. I used to live in Retford then ended up in China via Kazakhstan. I lived in Shanghai (hated it) and moved to Chengdu in 2010. It's actually pronounced "Chung Du" in Chinese. I lived their for 5.5 years before moving to Bangkok. I would describe Chengdu as West China because further west is nothing but mountains! China is an amazing country! I have flown China Eastern to Bangkok and back several times, they seem to be a good solid airline. As a foreigner, I would have to leave China every 3 months for my visa - usually to Hong Kong via Shenzhen or perhaps on holiday. You visited the new airport, which was under construction in my day. While I lived there David Cameron visited, Michelle Obama, Angela Merkel and several other politically connected.
I miss Chengdu. Best wishes from Bangkok.
We loved Chengdu when we visited about 10 years ago and would go back again in an instant. So many interesting things to do there.
One of,if not the first ever flight reviews of Comac C919.
Great content as always.
Keep it up.
This is why I love your channel Noel, you are literally everywhere, always ready to bring us aeronautical news.
Keep up the great work, every new video, you make my day! ✈️🙏 Thank you for that!
Thank you for your kind words.
Just remember that, in Hongqiao Airport, most of the domestic flight all departures from Terminal 2, while Terminal 1 is mostly for International flight and domestic flight of Spring Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.
Awesome! You must be 1 of the 1st, if not the 1st, flight reviewer of the C919 ! 👍👍👍....and yes uncanny resemblance to existing competitor aircraft !!
That’s a video that really keeps up with the trend. Hongqiao Airport has been in operation for several decades, dating back from the KMT era. It was the main international gateway of Shanghai until the beginning of 21st century. The terminal 1 is the old one, it mainly serves cross-border flights to Seoul, Tokyo, HongKong, Macau and Taipei, and the low cost carrier Spring Airlines’ domestic flights. Terminal 2 was built at the beginning of the 10s, it is more modern and serves domestic flights within mainland China. Two terminals are at the opposite side of the runways, and are connected by metro and buses. This is a bit similar to Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport.
ling long ding dong ppl made a jet lmao, watch FAA ground all of them
@@jean-pierresteenberg but the max was grounded 1st in china..
@@jean-pierresteenberg lol you edgelords think you're funny but are actually just sad boys irl
@@jean-pierresteenberg After what happened with Boeing Max and the FAA. Allowing Boeing to police themselves. I wouldn't be surprised that they ground all the Chinese planes not because of airworthiness issues, but more political ones.
@@jean-pierresteenberg Oh you mean the FAA that approved 737 max😅?
This is a huge milestone you're surely the first big youtuber to have flown the C919
I am surprised it's the first high profile video I see for the C919 and it's not even the inaugural flight
The bit about the rabbit milk had me in stitches 😂
the Sheena Easton joke never gets old
This is so cool! Traveling to China just to fly on the C919 and the ARJ21 and ride all the high speed trains would be amazing
soon will fly to thailand, malaysisa, north korea, cambodia, pakistan, and Russia etc.. Cross Countries.
@中国芯
I hope so. I am hoping to maybe see one in the states. Who knows? Maybe the big 3 airlines will fly a few examples.
The high speed trains are very good. I took a ride from Shanghai to Hangzhou sometime back. very stable, fast. I enjoyed the quick trip then.
Especially in big cities where there are several airports terminals so knowing which terminal and going to the right one is very important otherwise you'll end up in some unwarranted panic and mad rush.
10:40 - When the C919 was launched, some of the Western Media discredited it by saying that its not entirely made in China because many of its parts are not made in China. What they
didn't tell you was that even Boeing planes are not 100% USA, they relied on parts from over 500 differnt companies from countries around the world including China.
Yes, engines currently used are from France/US but China is already developing their own 1000A series for civilian aircrafts and these will be ready within a few years.
And for those people who said that the C919 has a bleak future because it will never get FAA or Europe certification, the C919 wasn't design to fly over long distantces, it was designed for the China and South East Asia markets so even without the Western markets it still has a bright future.
With every C919 flying a domestic route within China means one less plane needs to be bought from Boeing or Airbus.
Well, two can the same game China can withdraw approval for Boeing and Airbus flying over China's skies. Always remember, the world does not belong to you. If you hit China, China can hit back.
Very true man! Thx for pointing this out, I feel tired to explain it again and again.
I waited 40 years for china domesticly aircraft since I was in last year of high school, right after they quited Y-10 which was recken not viable for commercial use...so it was my life long dream come true..
Well, boeing and Airbus and rolls Royce and Pratt and Whitney did all the r and d so 😂
welcome to Shanghai! amazing that you made it onto this plane long before many of us living here
I flew on China Eastern around a decade ago from SFO to CCU (Kolkata) with stopovers in Shanghai and Kunming. I would love to get a chance to fly on a new plane like this. I'm assuming a lot of the local flights in China will transition to these planes.
No way. Why? American government bans generators to export to China.
C919 is assembled in China, not made in China.
Do they still fly kolkata to kunming ?
@@junaidanwar999 Looks like they still do. MU556 flight number. It’s not every day of the week though.
The aircraft is banned in the U.S n Europe and you want you fly in this aircraft!? 🤦🏻🤦🏻 I value your life more m8. this nearly 3d printed ccp copied aircraft is not safe 😑 😒 😐 😤 can only fly in china 😉 😜
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Looks like a nice plane. I hope they will be allowed world wide. Better than the old bangers many discount airlines fly.
Boeing 787: I have the better humidity than any other plane!
Comac C919: Hold my rabbit milk.
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A new milestone in aviation for China , Thank you for sharing your flying experience, great video.
LOL what milestone? That they can steal IP and build a plane with 75% foreign components that they have no clue how to actually develop a safety and maintenance system around and zero innovation going forward.
wrrrr
Really cool having a decent flight on a brand new plane. Thanks for sharing this nice video.
This is such a cool, yet funny, video! Thank you for sharing! 😄
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Phillip for the insight.
I am impressed with the feel of the aircraft through your video.
I have flown almost all the commercial jets from Boeing and Airbus. Have also flown Illusion and Tupolev as well.
You are spot on by comparing it with single aisle Neo, I totally agree with you by having a look at it.
To be honest, watching MA-60 series quality through your video, I am impressed with the quality of C-919.
You made my day!
Thank you for your kind words!
great that you also shared your view on the plane. Wish I would have a chance to take C919 the next time I go to China.
I’ve discovered that I love the logistics of travel sometimes more than the destination. I love your videos…I get my fix…for a little while 😜😊
As a Travel fanatic I would love to travel in this COMAC C919 one day.
welcome to China
... LOL! NEVER will fly with a cheap fucking copycat chinese plane!
Nice of you not to recline your seat, I never recline mine out of courtesy to the passenger behind.
Perfect landing, way to go!
I'd rather fly on a C919 out of choice than a 737 MAX. Great video Noel, take care and many thanks.
You don't know anything about, aircrafts/airliners, period. Go back to China, mate.
I agree. Two deadly crashes less than a year after entering service. Not exactly a good start. I'll take my chances with the COMAC C919, whenever I get a chance to travel to China.
Except that if the C919 had the problems the 737 MAX had, the CCP would never let the public know a thing about it. (Just like they won't let the WHO know about the origins of SARS-Cov-2.)
Me too
+1
Me too
spirit of Bombardier CS (ancestor of 919)
Hi Noel
Wow I could not fault the aircraft it was amazing.
For a large disabled passenger the toilet maybe a bit of a squeeze but other than that it's a big thumbs up from me.
I thought the business class seats were exceptionally good
'Yes' I would have no hesitation to fly on this aircraft but in Business class only ✈️ 👍
Yes, all the critical parts are from around the world, put together in China!
Those were some very nice people!
I'm excited to see how this aircraft holds up in the long run. Seems to be a solid airframe with room to improve and grow. Much like Boeing aircrafts over the years. Only time will tell
This comment hasn't aged well...
For a new plane, there are always things to improve, same with Airbus and Boeing...
@@Jeff-sp7bgwhat happened? Can't find any news on it
Reminds me of long ago when I helped train the China Eastern pilots at what was at the time Delta Connection Academy (Now the L3Harris Academy) at Orlando-Sanford Airport. They got their own King Air for the commercial multi-engine aircraft instead of the Piper Seminoles that everyone else trained in for that last part of the program.
wow, you contributed to the experience and success of China's aviation industry. nice.
They got two wings and two engines, how similar are they!
Nice to see you noel after long!🎉❤
I would definitely try a flight on the C919, but it's unlikely to be flying in Europe in the near future and I have no plans to visit China any time soon, although I would like to. Getting a visa is not always straightforward.
At first glance, the cabin looked to be a little more spacious at the front and rear; in my experience it's more normal to have one toilet at the front and two at the back on A320s or 737s, so the Comac has an extra one at the front. As Noel says, the aircraft is constructed from parts manufactured in countries all around the world, but then so are Boeings and Airbuses, so nothing unusual there. Nice one Noel, the new Texan!
Hello. Feel free to come to Russia and fly on a MS-21. If it ever flies tho
Maybe in the future
You can book a multi-city flight via China Eastern or Air China (i.e. UK - Beijing - Korea) and get a free transit visa 144 hours that gives you plenty of time to explore. Flight tickets to asia from Europe with Chinese carriers are usually quite affordable and east asia flights are extremely safe.
@@travel-ying Thanks for this information, it is very helpful.
Got to love the brave🎉
I'd love to fly that plane. I am also pretty sure that it will be common around Asia before too long.
Great review 👍 I’d like to fly her too. Just curious if you noticed that the middle seats are wider then the rest as an incentive for those stuck in the middle. Also with cabin moisture so high I’m just curious about corrosion on components as I believe the fuselage is composite. And it would be cool if you had a meter to measure cabin altitude pressure to compare aircraft to aircraft. Just another gadget for you to carry. Safe travels until the next one ☝️
The C919 looks like a nice plane and I'd be happy to fly on one.
Very interesting film. Give it 7 to 10 years and it will be virtually all Chinese manufactured. Watch them sell it all over Africa and Central Asia in the not to distant future. On a side note Shanghai is very impressive, everything is supersized and can be overwhelming the first time you visit.
they already have domestic parts as plan B just in case.
@@pm3302 read my comment above.
Bits of metal and plastic they can do yeah. Have they made an actual jet engine yet
Really nice video! Enjoyed every moment of it, currently I'm in Shanghai too, I wish to take a ride on the Comac C919 someday in the near future!
I’m so interest in this c919 flight, the first I have seen
This is awesome, and you got a ticket to fly on a new c919
Great video ! I can't stand people in coach who recline back all the way. Very rude. I typically only recline 1 or 2 inches at most, out of respect for the person behind me. Good for you Noel for not being one of those people !
the "Rabbit Milk" isn't milk from rabbits. its cows milk actually. its just the brand of the milk is called "Big White Rabbit".
I was hoping that. Thank you for clarifying.😅
Yes, "Big White Rabbit" is quite a popular and old candy brand in China
Yes. Just a name.
No Chinese can stand a misunderstanding like that.
In 0:09 the comac C919 is indicated as airbus 320 and the airbus 320 as the comac C919.
That's probably intentional by Noel.
Its tongue-in-cheek because they look so similar
Thanks so much for sharing. Looks like an amazing plane. Beats 737 from what I see. Consumers will always benefit from extra competition. Hope to give it a go someday.
Until they start using cheap parts and they start falling out the sky
Another fun video, always entertaining Noel and such fun to see different airports and of course planes!
Glad you like them!
Really cool video! Thanks for filming this. Really enjoyed it. The food looked good. Thanks for filming this
Amazing vedio depicting the C919 which is the game changer in the Chinese aviation industry.
Congratulations China. We shall be glad to do business with you. I like the C919 outlook. Kudos!
Rabbit is the brand ! . The packing said cow's milk.
Refreshments looks great for only a 3 hour flight!
WOW Noel WOW! Flying the COMAC C919 what an incredible achievement and quite a story! 😮 I hope to maybe fly it someday too and also I hate to say it but the C919 looks pretty nice and comparable to the A320neo or B737-8X 🎉 I hope China 🇨🇳 succeeds with this aircraft and I hope COMAC continues strong as more competition makes better aircraft for everyone! Although I think the C919 and A320neo are so similar looking to one another that the B737-8X and the B737 program still looks much much better in my opinion!! 🎉😂
Cheers 🥂 my friend! Excellent video!
It's not rabbit milk, it says cow milk on the carton @16:56. Giant Rabbit is the brand name.
I legit do hope they find more buyers for this plane, it is a legitimately really pretty looking aircraft. I mean its no Concorde or Comet but it is pretty to look at and somehow they managed to make those hideous looking LEAP engines actually look good.
They wouldn't be able to make new tech like Concorde unless they have one to copy!
The relative humidity thing is really enticing me to try this plane (and I bet the humidity is locally made)...
Your videos are very much appreciated Noel,great video fella 👍😉💪
Thank you!
C919,'s success would carry on the success of C929! 🙏🇨🇳👍
Some years ago, Airbus and China made a deal to assemble the Airbus In kit form delivered to China. It comes as no surprise the COMAC resembles an Airbus.
Best memory flying domestic into Chengdu was the meal service, particularly one of the flight attendants following the cart with a spoon and jar of hot sauce. Noel, I hope you like spicy food. Sichuan is a culinary wonderland!
Lmao, must be Sichuan airline with their 老干妈😂
@@rucxixixi9128 sichuan airlines for life! used to fly a lot between beijing and chengdu (sichuan family, beijing work) and always felt like "it's ok now, i'm almost home". Such a simple gesture of offering sauce made me always try to get their flight.
Noel, with all of your aviation experience, have you seen any other than planes/satellite anomalies? Maybe you can make a short vid on this subject. Many Thanks!
Those aircraft look good ... on par with any 737 or A320.
Nice one Noel👍🏴
Very nice review. Cannot wait to take my own flight of C919 when having a chance. 5:53 FYI, one can see many sensors on the plane's front (those black pointy items). It is not a standardized configuration for planes like A320, B737. I hope it will be a trend for all modern planes.
I see two AOA sensors, two pitot tubes and what is probably an air pressure port at the bottom. The starboard side of the aircraft should have at least one more AOA sensor and one more pitot tube. Standard configuration for Airbus but not for Boeing, for some reason. Boeing have generally made do with two of each sensor (don't say 737-MAX).
Addendum: on the rollout at the start of the video you can see the other pitot tube and AOA sensor on the starboard side of the nose.
Welcome to chengdu, my hometown and the home of panda. 🎉
It's not a rabbit milk but the brand! Actually this brand is very popular with milk candies especially with kids! Lokking forward to travel with the C919 this summer too! About the safety concerns since vital parts are imported and proved reliable for years this plane will be fine. Don't forget other modern transport in China such the high speed trains and maglev they got are all doestically made with millions of trips every week and no accidents for years.
they always a have moronic response to basic things in other cultures
lmao it’s so funny to see the whole rabbit milk thing
The second Chinese-made plane review after the Xian MA60 you flew 3 years earlier in Nepal! Finally seeing a blogger blogging in Mainland China after 3 years of isolation due to the pandemic!
Great point, but just for a minor correction, the second Chinese aircraft is actually the ARJ21 regional airliner that has been in service for years domestically in China.
9:53 The Grand Prix circuit! Nice shot.
Wow! What an outstanding experience😁
Thanks for sharing with us your experience!
The rarest plane I got to fly on was a Helvetic Airways Embraer E190-E2 from Florence (FLR) to Zurich (ZRH). It was a pretty good plane to fly on.
I've seen plenty of E195-E2s, but the 190 indeed is quite rare. Rarest plane I've ever been on was a Fokker 100, though it was decidedly less rare back then (2007~08).
The rarest airplanes I've flown on were a Convair CV-340 (1960), Douglas DC-7 (1960), Douglas DC-3, (1960 first time, last in 1985, when it was getting rare), and Aerospatiale N262 (1980 first time).
Thanks to the LEAP engine, the C919 is impressively quiet.
Yeah, it is a good engine, but The quietness has more to do with him being in the front row than the engine itself
Greta video Noel; I flew this exact same route from Hongqiao to Tianfu with Spring airlines back in March. Tianfu is a lovely airport. Shame you couldn't spend more time in China. Chengdu's an interesting city and home to the famous pandas.
Great video Noel looks like a great plane
I always like the “recline or not” discussion 13:16 cuz I believe the extra space you get when people in front of you don’t recline is granted by them. You should feel free to recline, it’s your seat control and seat space. Maybe just don’t complain when you are snugged? (I’m almost the same height as you btw)
Agreed...the seats have a recline button for a reason. Sitting upright for a long flight would be very uncomfortable isn't that why the seats recline 🤔 What do you think Noel ?
Very nice looking plane. I would definitely fly in this. Safe travels Noel!!
Really Good review Noel. Thanks for posting.
Glad you liked it!
China’s aircraft technology has become so impressive that can compete with other countries for the benefit of air travel.