Dear friends, let's talk about it today, why the big brothers in Brazil can't get big planes like C919, Airbus 320, and Boeing 737 in the distant land of South America? With the commercial operation of our domestic C919, this production capacity is like our dumplings, the more we wrap it, the faster we do it. I heard that by 2026, the annual production capacity of C919 will reach 200 aircraft, which is a large number!
Here I have to remind you that production capacity and output are not the same thing, production capacity is like our cauldron, and the output is the dumplings cooked in the pot. With a cauldron, we can cook more dumplings. Recently, our country has also introduced a series of policies, which are like adding fuel to the fire of this cauldron, and we want to boost the economy through large-scale technological transformation. Therefore, I think that by 2026, the production capacity of C919 of 200 aircraft will be absolutely stable!
As for why Brazil can't handle such a big plane? Maybe the chefs over there haven't mastered the trick of making dumplings, or maybe their seasoning is not enough for us! In short, this big plane is just like making dumplings, you have to be careful, you have to be exquisite, and you have to have a little talent!
Brazil, the kingdom of football, has a passionate people and abundant natural resources, but it is a little incapable of building aircraft such as the C919, Airbus 320 and Boeing 737. These aircraft are the backbone of the global aviation industry, and their production and sales have long been monopolized by two giants, Airbus and Boeing. Airbus has the support of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain, while Boeing is the representative of the United States. In contrast, although Brazil also has a certain aviation manufacturing base, it still needs to overcome many difficulties to make aircraft comparable to the C919, Airbus 320 and Boeing 737.
The creation of such aircraft requires a huge investment in capital and technology. Although Brazil has a certain accumulation of aviation technology in certain fields, it needs to face complex supply chain management and huge R&D expenses to independently develop and mass produce a new type of aircraft. Secondly, Brazil also needs to consider market demand and competitive strategy. In the context of fierce competition in the global aviation market, Brazil needs to define its market positioning and find a competitive advantage, and it also needs to meet the challenges of regulations and standards to ensure that the aircraft it produces meet international safety and environmental standards.
The design and development process of the C919 can be described as "full of thorns and difficulties". This is not only a job of building an airplane, but also a super jigsaw puzzle game of IQ and technology, the aircraft must be designed to be both beautiful and practical, and the aerodynamic shape must be optimized to the extreme, in order to reduce air resistance and fuel consumption. Just like our stir-frying, it must not only be full of color and flavor, but also nutritious and healthy. The technical difficulty of this is not something that ordinary chefs can handle.
Secondly, the number of parts in C919 is staggering, and the machining accuracy of each part is extremely high. Imagine if there were multiple parts with accuracy errors, then the whole aircraft would be assembled and there would definitely be a problem. It's like building Lego, if one part is put together, the whole model has to collapse.
Embraer is a tough player in the regional airliner market, ranking third in the world, and its strength should not be underestimated. They focused on developing regional airliners, and they did it well. By 2007, more than 1,000 ERJ 145s had been delivered in the 45-seat class, which was faster than delivering pizza.
Seeing that he mixed so well in the regional airliner market, Brazil thought to himself: "In that case, why not try a bigger aircraft, such as the 737 and 320 class? So Brazil began to ponder it with confidence.
There are always a few "big bad guys" in this world, and Boeing and Airbus are among them. As soon as they heard that Brazil wanted to build a big plane, they immediately joined forces to put pressure on Brazil. Although Brazil has the heart, its strength is limited, and in the end it can only give up this dream reluctantly. Today, the Embraer industry continues to dominate the regional airliner market, while Boeing and Airbus continue to dominate the large airliner market. As for Brazil's dream of a large aircraft, it may only be left in a corner of the future and slowly brewed, but if you want to enter a larger market, you still have to be careful.
Brazil wants to build big planes like the C919, Boeing 737 and Airbus 320, but its political, economic and industrial strength is really a little lacking. But don't worry, Brazil still has a lot of things in the regional airliner segment, because Boeing and Airbus feel that this market is too small and don't want to take care of it, it's like giving up a small vegetable garden in the backyard to Brazil to take care of.
Brazil is thriving in this small vegetable garden, but the key technology, the engine, still has to be provided by General Electric of the United States. In this way, the more successful the regional airliner in Brazil, the better the engine sales of the American General Electric, which is simply a win-win situation.
When Brazil ambitiously wanted to enter the big aircraft market that Boeing and Airbus value most, it was like a small fish trying to jump through the dragon gate, and suddenly met resistance. Boeing and Airbus are not vegetarians, they will not easily give up their territory, Brazil's dream of large aircraft has been suppressed back by reality, it seems that if you want to make a difference in the large aircraft market, Brazil has to practice its internal skills and grow muscles.
Why was China able to build the C919? This is our exclusive secret! China is a politically independent country, just like a hard bone, and we will do whatever the outside world wants to put pressure on us, and we will do whatever we want? That is impossible! We have to have our own ideas, we have to know what we want to do, and what we can do. Therefore, the most fundamental thing to engage in C919 is that we have to persevere, have that tenacity, not afraid of difficulties, not afraid of setbacks, and keep doing it!
Besides, our domestic market is extremely large! Brazil's little brother's domestic market is like a small puddle, how can we afford to raise big fish of the 737 and 320 levels? We are different, our 737 and 320 stock market is nearly 3,000 planes, just like a big fish pond! Think about it, in the future, these 3,000 planes will have to be replaced, how big is this market! It is like a huge gold mine, waiting for us to mine! With such a large market, our C919 is still worried about not being able to develop? Therefore, we are engaged in C919 in China, which is the right time and place, and it is difficult to succeed.