Image by © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder factory newspaper The Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) is continuing its expansion of production capabilities to facilitate a build rate of 36 MC-21 […]
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Category: MC-21
MC-21 – February 2025 Digest
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service A year ago, Sergei Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec State Corporation, mentioned in the wings of the Russian Federation President’s annual address to […]
Rosaviatsiya Approves PD-14 Engine Operation at Low Temperatures
Image by © UEC The Perm-based company ODK-Aviadvigatel has received approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) for a major change of the PD-14 aircraft engine’s type design. The […]
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Yakovlev to Receive Over £200 Million for MC-21-310 Type Certificate Extension by 2027
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC press service The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) and PJSC Yakovlev have entered into a contract for research and development (R&D) work aimed […]
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Fully Domestically-Sourced MC-21 Aircraft (73057) Powered Up
Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder At the final assembly shop of Irkutsk Aviation Plant’s (IAZ) Civil Aviation Division (No. 277), functional checks under electrical load have commenced on […]
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MC-21 – January 2025 Digest
Photo by © UAC In late February 2024, Sergei Chemezov, head of Rostec, indicated that the start of deliveries of the MC-21-310 aircraft would most likely be pushed back to […]
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In April 2025, the certification of the Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) on the MC-21-310 ‘Iron Bird’ is scheduled to commence
Stand “iron bird” of MC-21 / Photo by © GosNIIAS press service As part of a collaboration with PJSC Yakovlev, the State Research Institute of Aviation Systems (GosNIIAS) has developed […]
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Russian technology enables monolithic cellular structure for PD-14 engine thrust reverser composite grids
Photo by © UEC The PD-14 aircraft engine thrust reverser system employs advanced technological solutions, notably aerodynamic carbon fibre grids, ensuring reliable reverser operation even in the event of damage […]
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Following the commissioning of a new machining centre, Irkutsk Aviation Plant completes machining of the first MC-21 tail cone section
Machining of holes for MC-21 TCS in shop No. 246 of IAZ / Photo © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder In the summer of 2024, a longitudinal milling machining centre […]
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MC-21 – digest for december-2024. Year results
Photo by © Mikhail Polyakov, UAC The maiden flights of the partially import-substituted prototype aircraft MC-21, tail number 73055, followed by the fully import-substituted 73057, did not take place. This […]
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