Dec 15th, 2020
The new generation medium-range passenger airliner MС-21-310 aircraft equipped with the new Russian PD-14 engines made its maiden flight from the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Irkut Corporation. The aircraft was operated by the crew of test pilots VasilySevastyanov and Andrey Voropaev and test engineer Alexander Solovyev.
The flight task included checks of power plant operation modes, aircraft stability and controllability, as well as the operation of its systems. The flight time was 1 hour and 25 minutes, altitude up to 3500 m and speed up to 450 km/hour.
The pilot VasilySevastyanov said after landing: “The flight task was fully completed. The new engines worked steadily in all modes”. The General Director of PJSC UAC, YurySlyusar, noted: “MC-21-310 heads to the development tests and joining the certification program. The ability for customers to choose the type of aircraft engine expands the aircraft’s market potential and reduces the risks of the program.”
The MC-21-300 program is at the stage of certification testing and is being developed by Irkut Corporation ((part of United Aircraft Corporation).