WATCH: First Chinese Passenger Jet Takes Off in Shanghai

The maiden voyage of the C919, China's first domestically built passenger jet, was a success.

The plane took off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (causing some delays) on Friday, May 5 at 2pm and flew for a duration of 79 minutes.

The five-person first flight crew will include captain Cai Jun, co-pilot Wu Xin, observers Qian Jin, and flight test engineers Ma Fei and Zhang Dawei.

Watch below (VPN off):

The plane is manufactured by Shanghai-based firm COMAC and can carry up to 168 passengers. It has standard and extended ranges of 4,075        kilometers        and 5,555        kilometers, respectively.

State-run newspaper the People's Daily reports that 570 orders from 23 domestic and overseas clients have placed orders for the single-aisle plane, which is said to be China's answer to Boeing and Airbus.

The plane comprises 100,000 components from a variety of companies, though as the Wall Street Journal points out, three quarters of the technology is foreign.

[Images via Bloomberg, People's Daily, China Daily, ECNS]