Progress on Bombardier C Series

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BOMBARDIER C SERIES, rival to the smaller Airbus 320 series and Boeing 737 “next generation” aircraft, is progressing on time with a scheduled for service date set for 2013. The first major test module, a fuselage trial barrel, has been delivered to Bombardier's Saint-Laurent, Quebec, facility from Shenyang Aircraft Corporation of China. Just over 10% of the C Series aircraft will be manufactured in China by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.

Another recent achievement for the C Series aircraft programme included the successful completion of a series of wind tunnel tests covering high speed, low speed and high lift. These were carried out at various facilities including, ONERA F1 (Toulouse, France), ETW (Cologne, Germany) and ARA (Bedford, UK). To date Bombardier has announced orders for 50 aircraft.

Source: AERBT

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http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... -wing.html

Is the said... beast with two backs due for incorporation into an airworthy frame, or purely a test assembly?