With its maiden flight on May 5, 2017, lasting approximately 1 hour and 19 minutes, the first C919 aircraft, numbered 101, showcased its capabilities and initiated a new chapter in China's aviation industry.
Finally, after four years of research and development, the Wright Flyer lived up to its name, making its historic 12-second maiden flight in December 1903, with Orville at the controls.
China will take six manned space flights in 2022 to complete the building of its space station and see the maiden flight of Long March-6A, the country's first carrier rocket powered by a solid and liquid engine.