Photo: © Aviation of Russia In September 2025, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant completed a comprehensive retrofit of the second MC-21-310 prototype (tail number 73057) as part of Russia’s import substitution […]
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Category: MC-21
Status of the Fully Import-Substituted MC-21 Aircraft Verified at Irkutsk Aviation Plant
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service A delegation comprising senior representatives from United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Rostec, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Federal Air Transport Agency […]
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Acceptance of the Second MC-21-310 Prototype Begins at Irkutsk Aviation Plant’s Flight Test Division
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The fully import-substituted MC-21-310 aircraft, tail number 73057, has been transferred to the Flight Test Division (FTD) of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant […]
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Drainage System Flight Tests Conducted on Experimental MC-21 in Zhukovsky
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Modern commercial aircraft utilize flammable fluids—such as fuel, hydraulic fluids, and oils—in their design. Equipment failures or loss of system integrity can […]
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MС-21 Conducts Certification Flights to Evaluate External Lighting Systems
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The MС-21-310 prototype, tail number 73055, has completed a series of flights as part of the certification program for external lighting systems. […]
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Ground Frequency Testing of the MC-21-310 Prototype Completed at Irkutsk Aviation Plant
Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder The second prototype of the MC-21-310 medium-range airliner (tail number 73057, serial number MC.0013) has successfully completed ground frequency testing at the Irkutsk […]
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MC-21-310 Prototype Accumulates Over 70 Flight Hours in Certification Program
A photo taken from the escort aircraft Yak-130. © Test pilot of IAZ D. Denisov / Courtesy of the press service of PJSC “UAC” The MC-21-310 prototype aircraft (tail number […]
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MC-21 Program Digest – July 2025
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Composite Materials Development and Manufacturing Challenges During the Innoprom-2025 industrial exhibition held July 7-10 in Yekaterinburg at the Yekaterinburg-EXPO Exhibition Center, significant […]
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Intelligent Power Supply System for the MC-21 Aircraft and Its Automatic Reconfiguration Capabilities
Image © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder factory newspaper The MC-21 is a next-generation, narrow-body commercial airliner, distinguished by several technological innovations, including its advanced electrical power supply system (EPS). […]
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Fully Localized MC-21 Undergoes Acceptance Testing Ahead of Maiden Flight
Image © UAC Press Service Acceptance testing has begun on the prototype MC-21 aircraft bearing tail number 73057 (factory code MC.0013) at the final assembly plant of the Irkutsk Aviation […]
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