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AEROSPACETESTINGINTERNATIONAL.COM // SEPTEMBER 7
// COMAC’S LATEST C919
TEST AIRCRAFT TAKES OFF
Commercial Aircraft Corporation
of China’s C919 AC104 test aircraft
took off from the fourth runway of
Shanghai Pudong International
Airport at on August 1.
After engineers completed a
number of test points and
conducted initial control
inspections of various aircraft
systems, the maiden test flight
took 1 hour and 25 minutes
to complete its first flight.
AC104 is the fourth C919 flight
test aircraft and will mainly be
used for flight testing of the
avionics system, takeoff/landing
performance, automatic flight
system and natural icing.
COMAC has already flown
three C919 test aircraft in
Yanliang of Xi’an, Dongying of
Shandong and Nanchang of
Jiangxi in China.
The static tests and other
ground verification tests are in
progress, and the development of
C919 aircraft will enter the phase
of high-density, high-difficulty
and high-risk flight tests soon.
Shanghai,China
// EXPLOSION AT
RUSSIAN TEST SITE
Five people have been killed and
another three injured at a
Russian military base after a
nuclear-powered rocket engine
exploded during testing.
According to a statement
issued by Russian nuclear state
agency Rosatom last week, the
accident “took place during tests
on a liquid propulsion system
involving isotopes at a military
facility in Arkhangelsk region”.
A fire broke out and the engine
exploded following a successful
test, throwing the men into the
sea, Rosatom said.
The accident on August 8
occurred at the Nyonoksa test
site in the northern Arctic region
of Russia. The statement from
Rosatom was issued after
authorities in the nearby city of
Severodvinsk recorded a spike in
radiation levels.
The Nyonoksa site has been
used for the testing of missiles
and nuclear submarines since
the Soviet era.
Arkhangelsk, Russia
// CHINESE STARTUP
TESTS REUSABLE ROCKET
Chinese rocket developer
Linkspace has successfully
tested its reusable rocket for the
third time in August.
The startup’s RLV-T5
technology demonstrator
reached its highest point, an
altitude of 300.4m, during
a 50 second flight test carried
out at Magnai, Qinghai province
and broadcast on Chinese social
media platform Weibo.
The rocket, which is 8m tall
and weighs 1.5 tons successfully
made a powered descent and
landing as part of the test.
This latest launch follows test
flights that took place in March
and April when the rocket
reached altitudes of 20 and 40m
respectively, reported website
Space News.
Linkspace is a private
company founded five years ago
to develop spacecraft and
launch systems.
Magnai, China
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