Photo credit © Vyacheslav Grushnikov / russianplanes.net Government Funding Reallocation and Program Priorities The Russian government has formally suspended work on the long-range widebody aircraft program. Under Resolution No. 4093-r […]
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Category: MC-21
Russian Widebody Aircraft Project Paused – Focus Shifts to MC-21-310
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The Russian government has officially acknowledged a de facto pause in the development of its widebody long-range aircraft program (WLA). According to […]
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MC-21-310: Certification and Import Substitution in 2025
Image credit © MAKS Air Show In 2025, the MC-21 program focused on building the evidential base required for type certification of the import-substituted version of the aircraft. Full integration […]
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MC-21 Floor Panels Made from Russian Composite Materials Complete Full Static Test Campaign
Photo © TsAGI Press Service Floor panels manufactured from domestically produced polymer composite materials (PCMs) for the MC-21 narrowbody aircraft have successfully completed a full static testing program at the […]
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MC-21 November 2025 Digest
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has revised the published performance data for the MC-21, lowering the aircraft’s range from 3,170 mi (5,100 […]
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Flight-Test Campaign for Second Import-Substituted MC-21 Aircraft Begins in Zhukovsky
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) The Yakovlev Flight Test and Development Center in Zhukovsky has launched the certification flight campaign for the second MC-21 test aircraft equipped with domestically […]
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Indigenous MC-21 (reg. 73057) Flies Irkutsk–Zhukovsky Ferry for Certification Flight Test Campaign
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service A prototype of the medium-range MC-21-310, registration 73057, completed a nonstop ferry flight from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky to join certification trials. The […]
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MC-21 – October 2025 Digest
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The MC-21-310 prototype, tail number 73057 (MC.0013), completed its first flight after being upgraded to the import-substituted configuration. The resumption of flight […]
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MC-21-310 Prototype with all-Russian Systems Completes Maiden Flight
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Irkutsk, Russia – The second MC‑21‑300 prototype, equipped entirely with Russian-made systems, successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a significant milestone in […]
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Prototype MC-21 aircraft continue certification flight testing
Photo: © Aviation of Russia Russia continues advancing the certification campaign of its new-generation narrowbody airliner, the MC-21, as prototype aircraft undergo intensive testing of key domestically developed systems. The […]
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