A Chinese passenger jet C919 makes a rehearsal flight to prepare for the upcoming Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Feb. 18, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
SINGAPORE, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese passenger jet C919 made a rehearsal flight Sunday in Singapore to prepare for the upcoming airshow.
Five aircraft developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd., including C919, will meet the public at the airshow.
C919 will perform flight demonstrations at the Singapore Airshow 2024, which lasts from Feb. 20 to Feb. 25.
The aerial show attracts aerobatic teams from India, Australia, Indonesia and South Korea.
Singapore Air Force will send its F-15 fighter jet and Apache attack helicopter to the aerial performances.
The event, attended by over 1,000 participating companies, is expected to attract 50,000 trade attendees from over 50 countries and regions.
Singapore Airshow will set up the country pavilion for Chinese aerospace enterprises for the first time, according to the organizer.
The trio will conduct a series of experiments in fields such as life science, fluid physics, combustion science and materials science. Notably, this is the first time that fruit flies have been taken on a Chinese space mission as experimental subjects. What made scientists choose fruit flies? What experiment will they undergo?
