CRAIC
— China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Corporation,
owned by United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC “UAC”) and
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), issued a
request for proposal (RFP) to the potential suppliers of
landing gear system for the program of wide-body long-range
aircraft CR929. The list of potential candidates includes
companies from Russia China and Europe.
A package of RPF documents regarding the landing gear system
contains the design and commercial requirements,
requirements for aftersales support and quality, as well as
requirements for the supply chain management.
“The landing gear of the passenger aircraft along with the
power plant and the airframe is one of the most important
systems. The landing gear ensures the performance of
takeoff and landing procedures and the movement of the
aircraft on the airfield. The landing gear is subject to the
high level of safety requirements, both in normal operation
and in abnormal situations. The components of this system
have a long and complex cycle of development, manufacturing
and testing”, explained the chief designer of CR929 program
from the Russian side Maxim Litvinov.
A pool of worldwide potential suppliers who were invited to
the RFP stage (Request for Proposal stage) was formed
following the results of the previous stage the RFI stage
(Request for Information). The response to CR929 landing
gear system RFP from potential suppliers is expected to be
received by the end of November 2018 in accordance with
CR929 Master Plan. After this, within CRAIC, a joint
RussianChinese team will begin a detailed analysis and
prepare a comprehensive assessment of the suppliers'
proposals.
On June United Aircraft Corporation and Commercial Aircraft
Corporation of China approved the general layout of CR929.
The parties agreed as to the aircraft principal geometry –
wing span and shape, fuselage length, fuselage nose and tail
section dimensions, aircraft fins sizing and form, location
of engines, landing gear and doors. As explained by Chief
Designer Maxim Litvinov (representing the Russian side) at
the CR929 general layout signing ceremony, “The parties’
approval of CR929 general layout is a major step forward
towards subsequent development of a uniform technical
concept of CR929 family aircraft. This allows us to move on
to the stage of fullscale joint development of the aircraft
design and systems, inter alia, in the context of liaising
with the potential suppliers of aircraft equipment and
components.”