The second prototype of the Russian MC-21 medium-range aircraft, developed within the import substitution program, successfully completed a direct flight between Irkutsk and Zhukovsky.
The aircraft will now be prepared to enter the next phase of certification tests at the Flight Test and Tuning Complex of PJSC Yakovlev, part of the Rostec Unified Aviation Corporation.
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The flight, which lasted 6 hours and 15 minutes, was conducted by test pilots Andrey Voropaev and Oleg Mutovin, accompanied by flight engineers Anton Kuznetsov and Grigory Kudryashov. The aircraft maintained an altitude of approximately 11 thousand meters and a cruising speed of 800 km/h throughout the entire route.
According to the crew commander, performance was satisfactory and all systems functioned normally, with no failures recorded. He highlighted that fuel consumption remained within expected parameters.
Upon its arrival in Zhukovsky, the MC-21 prototype will begin the certification phase, joining another aircraft already partially equipped with systems produced in Russia. The model integrates the strategy of modernization and technological autonomy of the country’s aeronautical industry.
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