(Source: CGTN)

The C919, China’s first large passenger jet, passed its last test in Shanghai. The high-speed taxiing test, which is usually conducted at a speed of over 170 kilometers per hour, with the front landing gear slightly lifted, is C919’s last step before its maiden flight.

The C919, the first large passenger aircraft designed and built by China, is seen during a high-speed taxiing test in Shanghai, east China, April 23, 2017. The C919 passed a fourth high-speed taxiing test in Shanghai on Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Jiliang)

The narrow-body aircraft, with over 150 seats and a standard range over four thousand kilometers, also completed its low-speed and medium-speed taxiing tests over the past two months.

According to Commercial Aircraft Corp., the date will be chosen soon for the maiden flight.