中国的C919飞机从美国和欧洲公司采购了发动机、制动器、车轮、轮胎和飞行控制系统 China’s C919 aircraft has sourced its engines, brakes, wheels, tires, and flight control systems from US and European companies
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国家支持的媒体《环球时报》称赞C919的首次商业飞行是“中国在高端制造业自我创新实力的重要证明”。
但是是吗?事实上,对C919功能至关重要的核心组件和系统严重依赖外国技术。例如,C919的发动机来自CFM International,这是美国GE Aerospace和法国Safran Aircraft Engines的合资企业。
与此同时,C919的轮胎来自法国轮胎巨头米其林。轮胎压力监测系统由th提供
Global Times, a state-backed outlet hailed the C919’sinaugural commercial flight as “important proof of China’s strength in self-innovation in the high-end manufacturing industry.”
But is it? In fact, core components and systems critical to the C919’s functioning are heavily reliant on foreign technology. The C919’s engine, for example, comes from CFM International, a joint venture between GE Aerospace of the US and Safran Aircraft Engines of France.
Meanwhile, the C919’s tires are sourced from Michelin, the French tire giant. Tire pressure monitoring systems are supplied by the US-