Pic story of female aircraft designer leading C929 aircraft project

3月5日在中國商飛上海飛機設計研究院拍攝的趙春玲。趙春玲，中國商飛公司C929寬體客機總設計師，我國航空領域承擔國家重大飛機型號的首位女性總設計師。

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，趙春玲大學畢業后被分配到中航洛陽光電設備研究所，2009年加入中國商飛公司。由她參與設計研制、試驗試飛的國產支線飛機C909、國產大飛機C919已投入市場，實現規?；\營。2023年，趙春玲被任命為C929總設計師，帶領團隊繼續攀登國產商用飛機研制“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，遇到的難題難關也在變，但我矢志藍天的夢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)