高科技、高投入、高风险、长周期的航空产品是一个国家工业水平和经济发达程度的重要标志之一。由于种种历史原因，我国民用航空产业发展相对缓慢。在西部大开发方针指引下，充分发挥陕西航空工业的优势，集中全行业资源和人才，发挥"哑铃型"研制模式，两头集中在陕西，并组成符合市场经济规律的股份公司，有利于民用支线飞机尽早提供给用户，成为21世纪初中国航空人应肩负的历史使命。文章浅析了如何发展支线飞机，以引起各方重视。

Aviation products featured with high-tech, high investment, high risk and long period mirror the level of one country´s industry, as well as its economic development. China's civil aviation industry has developed slowly compared with other countries due to the historical reasons. Those who are engaged in aviation industry should take the mission to develop advanced regional jet on their own efforts, so as to change the status that purchasing all kinds of civil aircraft from foreign countries. This paper provides a brief view on how to develop regional aircraft in order to arouse the attention of all aspects.