During MAKS 2021, Volga-Dnepr discussed with Irkut the potential to develop a freighter version of the upcoming Russian airliner MC-21....
The first composite wings made entirely of Russian composites were installed on an МС-21-300 destined to be delivered to Aeroflot....
The fourth MC-21 test aircraft, and the first to be equipped with Russian PD-14 engines, flew from Ulyanovsk painting facility to Zhukovsky airport....
Irkut received the first wing made of composite materials manufactured in Russia at its MC-21 assembly plant....
An Irkut MC-21 suffered a runway excursion during an aborted takeoff test at Zhukovsky airport....
The first prototype of the new Russian airliner MC-21-300 fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines successfully finished its first flight test....
Irkut Corporation ran an evaluation of the MC-21-300 prototype behavior over water. The aircraft proved safe to operate on a wet runway....
The fourth Irkut MC-21-300 test frame, which joined the test program in December 2019, has completed a test with a high-density cabin, the manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation announced. ...
The Russian answer to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families, the Irkut MC-21, took another step forward in flight tests as a fourth airframe completed its first flight test, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced....
_crop.jpg "Irkut completes assembly of fourth MC-21 test prototype")
