Image by © UAC Press Service The Russian aviation industry is rounding off April 2025 with positive news: On 23rd April, the first flight of the fully import-substituted SJ-100 aircraft […]
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Tag: MC-21-310
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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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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MC-21 – digest for September-2024
© Alexander Shipilenko, russianplanes.net / Certification flight to determine the noise level. Flight 73051 passing over the runway at a height of about six metres. Archive photo Traditionally, the Eastern […]
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MC-21 stabiliser made of domestic composites has passed the strength tests in TsAGI
MC-21 composite stabiliser static tests / Photo by © TsAGI Press Service The most effective and economically expedient areas of application of composites in civil aircraft construction are their use […]
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MC-21-210 will allow airlines to operate the aircraft more efficiently
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC press service The flagship project of the Russian civil aircraft industry, the MC-21 medium-haul aircraft has been facing challenges since 2014 due to Western sanctions […]
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The significance of the PD-14 engine is comparable to the creation of the Tu-104 jet engine
Photo by © UAC Fifteen years ago, Russia began development of the PD-14 twin-circuit turbojet engine. The main idea of the project was to create a modern, efficient gas generator […]
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MC-21 – digest for November-2023
Photo by © UAC At the X International Week of Aerospace Technologies, which took place at the Moscow Aviation Institute, Oleg Nesterov, Deputy General Director for Logistics, Procurement and Logistics, […]
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The first MC-21-310rus will take off in the first quarter of 2024. One year left until the end of certification
Photo by © UAC On 21 November, the X International Week of Aerospace Technologies began its work at the Moscow Aviation Institute. The programme includes discussions with experts on the […]
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