Image by Creative Commons license On July 22, the MC-21-310 prototype aircraft, tail number 73055, completed a flight along the Moscow–Syktyvkar–Moscow route as part of ongoing manufacturer validation trials. The […]
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Second PD-8-Powered SSJ100 Prototype Arrives in Zhukovsky
Photo © UAC Press Service On July 10, 2025, the second prototype Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) equipped with Russian-made PD-8 turbofan engines (tail number 97012, serial number 95157) completed a […]
MC-21 Aircraft Development Digest – June 2025
Image © UAC Press Service This digest reflects the current status of Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody aircraft program, highlighting the comprehensive effort to achieve technological independence while meeting domestic market demands. […]
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Aircraft Certification Task Force Reviews Progress on Il-114-300 and Tu-214 Programs
Image © Press Service of the Russian Aviation Register Representatives from Rosaviatsiya (Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency), the Ministry of Industry and Trade, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), United Engine Corporation […]
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MC-21-310 Test Aircraft 73055 Completes First Flight in Certification Testing Program
Image © UAC Press Service Test aircraft MC-21 tail number 73055 conducted its first flight under the supplemental certification testing program on June 26, 2025, at Ramenskoye Airport of the […]
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SJ-100 Commences Certification Testing of Indigenous Automatic Flight Control System
Image © UAC Press Service On June 2nd and 3rd, at the Zhukovsky airfield of the Gromov Flight Research Institute (LII), the SJ-100 prototype aircraft (registration number 97021, serial number […]
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SJ-100 Certification Tests Commence in Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Image by © UAC Press Service Certification testing of the SJ-100 aircraft has commenced at Dzyomgi Aerodrome, part of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant. Flight operations are being conducted by aircraft […]
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SJ-100 Autopilot Performance Assessed in Latest Test Flight
Photo by © Alexander Grishin / russianplanes.net The first prototype of the SJ-100 aircraft (tail number 97021, serial number 97001) has completed another test flight, during which the performance of […]
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SJ-100 to Undergo Certification Tests in Extreme Cold and Heat
Image by © UAC Press Service The fully import-substituted SJ-100, serial number 97023, will perform approximately 130 certification flights, according to Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. “This […]
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In the certification trials, three aircraft powered by the PD-8 engines will be involved for the SJ-100
Image by © UAC Press Service As part of the import substitution programme, work continues on the certification of the SJ-100 aircraft and the PD-8 engine. The Minister of Industry […]
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