COMAC works on weight, drag reduction for ARJ21

Credit: COMAC
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is pressing ahead with a major revision of its ARJ21-700 regional jet, aiming at reducing weight and drag but not altering primary structure. The state company said it is in discussions with an internationally well-known freight carrier as it works on...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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