C919 starts first long-distance test flight

China's homegrown large passenger plane C919 takes off from Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 10, 2017. The Chinese-produced large passenger jet started its first long-distance test flight Friday morning. With five crew members onboard, the plane flied from Shanghai to the Yanliang Testing Base in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)