Russia’s MC-21
Maiden Flight is Set for April
2017-03-21
The maiden
flight of Russian new jet liner MC-21 is now scheduled for April, the RIA
Novosti news agency reports with the reference to deputy prime minister Dmitry
Rogozin. In December last year, he announced the first test aircraft would get
airborne in spring.
“The
government is briefed daily on the results of addition static tests going on in
Zhukovsky and at the flight testing rig in Irkutsk. So far, the
program remains on track,” – deputy prime minister points out.
МС-21 (which
stands for the Russian “long-haul aircraft of the 21st century”) is designed by
Russian plane-maker Irkut, a member of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). The
new aircraft is expected to substitute narrow-body Tu-154s and Tu-204s on
the Russian market. The first MC-21 prototype was rolled-out in summer 2016.
The MC-21
family includes two versions: МС-21-200 with 132-165 seat
capacities and stretched-body МС-21-300 (in 163 to 211 seat
configurations). In dual-class cabin layout, the aircraft will have the maximum
range of 6,000-6,400 km.
Airbus
A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX will obviously be the Russian aircraft’s main rivals
on the market. Apart from them, MC-21 will compete with Chinese COMAC C919,
which is also on course for a first flight in 2017.
The original
timeline of MC-21 first-flight test program has already been amended.
Initially, the aircraft was expected to perform its maiden flight in
February-March this year.
Original
post: aviationvoice.com
МС-21-300 range
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