China and RussiaThe CR929 aircraft cooperation project has experienced a tortuous development due to factors such as the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and sanctions against Russia. Originally, the news of the cooperation hinted at the possibility of terminating the project, however, the Russian side expressed its willingness to continue cooperation with China, but with some conditions that required a change in the content. Minister of Industry Manturov revealed that the Russian side wants to focus cooperation on the development of aircraft components. And this position is also thereChina and RussiaThis was confirmed in the communiqué of the regular high-level meeting. The two sides plan to promote long-range wide-bodyAirlinersCooperation with vertical *** and other projects. However, the progress of the CR929 project has been accompanied by a series of challenges, such as project ownership, a balance in the division of technology, and a huge need for R&D investment. The planned first flight of the first prototype has also been postponed to around 2028 due to various constraints. China and RussiaThe model of cooperation is to take Russia as the leading technology research and development, based on the Il-96-300Airlinerswhile China is primarily responsible for financial support, a model that is not very friendly to China.
However, Western sanctions resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict have had a huge impact on the research and development of the CR929 project. The Russian ** chain has been hit hard and cannot continue to be introduced from abroadaviationparts, which caused serious problems for the CR929 project. Constrained by insufficient resources, Russia strugglesChina and RussiaCollaborative projects provide more support. Eventually, Russia announced its withdrawal from the CR929 project, leading to the collapse of the expected cooperation. The Chinese side decided to independently undertake the task of developing the CR929 project and renamed it the C929 project. However, Russia has a domestic production of short-range SJ-100 aircraft and medium-range -21AirlinersThe development work is still very busy. This kindChina and RussiaThe shift in cooperation is very unusual.
In the face of sanctions, Russia needs to develop its own or find alternative components to ensure the manufacture and maintenance of aircraft. At this time, I witnessed China's independent research and developmentC919 large aircraftWith this success, Russia hopes to learn from China's technological experience to advance its ownaviationField development. However, it also means a change in partnerships. In the past, it was China that wanted to acquire Russian aircraft technology, but now, it is Russia that wants to use China's technological experience. The dominance of cooperation has shifted from Russia to China. This is good news for China, as it will strive for more core interests in subsequent cooperation. However, for Russia, this cooperation has come at a huge cost, a lot of time, money and energy have been consumed, and the expected results have not been achieved, which is really not worth the cost.
China inaviationValuable experience has been accumulated in the field, especiallyC919 large aircraftSuccessful development. This provides an opportunity for Russia to learn from it. Russia has developed a new Il-96 series of wide-body large-bodied onesAirlinersIl-96-400mBut there are obvious problems with this aircraft, in particular, excessive fuel consumption. The Il-96 family has a fairly long history, dating back to the former Soviet Union. The aircraft was designed with both civilian and military use in mind, using practical and durable materials, but with high fuel consumption, it was clearly not suitable for modern timesaviationOperation. Therefore, Russia is trying to find solutions to reduce fuel consumption. Initially, it was planned to use engines made in France, but because sanctions could not be implemented, Russia had to switch to PS-90A1 engines, however, this alternative did not achieve the desired effect and even had higher fuel consumption. Facing Chinac919The success of its own research and development projects led Russia to re-seek cooperation with China.
Overall,China and RussiaThe CR929 project has experienced a series of challenges and changes in the tortuous development process. The Russian-Ukrainian conflict and sanctions against Russia becameChina and RussiaA catalyst for deepening cooperation, PRES shows a positive attitude towards cooperation with China. Although the CR929 project was eventually terminated, Russia now wants to learn from China's technological experience in order to advance itselfaviationdevelopment of the field. China inaviationThe valuable experience gained in the field has given it more voice and bargaining chips. For Russia, however, the price paid far exceeded the expected results.
The future direction of cooperation is uncertain, but China is hereaviationOutstanding performance in the field and successful developmentC919 large aircraftUndoubtedly, it provides a valuable reference for Russia. At the same time, Russia itself is working on short-range SJ-100 aircraft and medium-range -21AirlinersThe development of the work and efforts. China and RussiaA new model of cooperation will help Russia solve itselfaviationfield of problems and accelerate the pace of market competition.