China's domestically developed commercial airliner, C919, is one step closer to takeoff after the plane’s developers put it through a high-speed taxi test on Sunday morning at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The plane reached a top speed of about 248 kilometers per hour, approaching the speed required for takeoff and landing. The plane will undergo more high-speed taxi tests before making its maiden flight in the first half of 2017. Take a look at C919's first high-speed taxi test!