Pic story of female aircraft designer leading C929 aircraft project

3月5日在中國(guó)商飛上海飛機(jī)設(shè)計(jì)研究院拍攝的趙春玲。趙春玲，中國(guó)商飛公司C929寬體客機(jī)總設(shè)計(jì)師，我國(guó)航空領(lǐng)域承擔(dān)國(guó)家重大飛機(jī)型號(hào)的首位女性總設(shè)計(jì)師。

Zhao Chunling is pictured at a research institute of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, March 5, 2025. Zhao Chunling, the chief designer of China's homegrown wide-body C929 aircraft at COMAC, is the first female chief designer in China's aviation industry to lead a major national aircraft program.

1991年，趙春玲大學(xué)畢業(yè)后被分配到中航洛陽光電設(shè)備研究所，2009年加入中國(guó)商飛公司。由她參與設(shè)計(jì)研制、試驗(yàn)試飛的國(guó)產(chǎn)支線飛機(jī)C909、國(guó)產(chǎn)大飛機(jī)C919已投入市場(chǎng)，實(shí)現(xiàn)規(guī)模化運(yùn)營(yíng)。2023年，趙春玲被任命為C929總設(shè)計(jì)師，帶領(lǐng)團(tuán)隊(duì)繼續(xù)攀登國(guó)產(chǎn)商用飛機(jī)研制“新高峰”。

Zhao started her career in the aviation industry once after graduation. In 2009, she joined COMAC and played a key role in the design, development and testing of C909 and C919 aircraft. In 2023, she was appointed as the chief designer of C929 aircraft, leading her team to push the boundaries of China's commercial aircraft development.

“崗位在變，角色在變，遇到的難題難關(guān)也在變，但我矢志藍(lán)天的夢(mèng)想和無所畏懼的勁頭從不曾改變。”趙春玲說。[新華社記者 劉穎 攝]

"The positions, the roles, and the challenges changed over time, but my passion for aviation and my fearless determination have never wavered," Zhao said. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)