Irkut Corporation rolled out the first prototype of Russia's new narrow-body passenger jet dubbed the MC-21-300 from its Irkutsk aircra...
Irkut Corporation rolled out the first prototype of Russia's new narrow-body passenger jet dubbed the MC-21-300 from its Irkutsk aircraft plant today.
The rollout ceremony was attended by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich and Dmitry Rogozin, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov and Irkut president Oleg Demchenko.
The first flight of the flight test prototype named after Soviet aircraft designer Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev will be carried out by year end or early 2017.
The MC-21-300 is the baseline model of the MC-21 aircraft family that can seat from 150 to 211 passengers and is the second new generation passenger jet developed in Russia after the Sukhoi SuperJet regional jet which can seat up to 100.
The MC-21 will replace the older Russian built Tu-154 and Tu-204 airliners and will also compete with the Western single aisle market leaders Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 jets.
The aircraft has two powerplant options and the prototype is powered by the Pratt & Whitney's PW1400G geared turbofan engines. A new generation Russian engine, PD-14 is being developed by the United Engine Corporation.
The engine is under flight testing and is expected to achieve Russian certification in 2018-19, followed by European EASA certification.
The aircraft features an all-composite high aspect ratio wing, made of polymer composite materials, first for a Russian airliner. Overall, composites accounts 30 percent of the airframe.
The MC-21 is equipped with an advanced avionics system and ushers active sidestick controllers into the commercial aircraft cockpit.
The MC-21-300 is largest variant of the family and can seat up to seat up to 211 passengers with a range of 5,900 km. In the standard two-class layout, the -300 will seat 163 passengers (16 in business class and 147 in the economy one).
The MC-21-200 version will have fuselage shortened by 5.5 m and can carry up to 176 passengers to a distance of 6,000 km (135 in the two-class layout, including 12 in business class, and 153 in the standard single-class layout with the 32-inch pitch).
The MC-21-300 have a maximum takeoff weight of 79,250 kg, while the MC-21-200's MTOW is 72,390 kg.
Series production is expected to begin in 2017, with Irkut receiving orders for 175 aircraft.
To build the MC-21, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant have been modernized with an advanced automated machine assembly line equipped with positioning and laser measuring systems.
Delivery to launch customer Aeroflot is scheduled for fourth quarter of 2018 end who have 50 on order.
Lessors VEB-Leasing and Ilyushin Finance have 30 and 50 aircraft on order respectively. A preliminary agreement to supply 10 aircraft has been signed with Egyptian Cairo Aviation.
The rollout ceremony was attended by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich and Dmitry Rogozin, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov and Irkut president Oleg Demchenko.
The first flight of the flight test prototype named after Soviet aircraft designer Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev will be carried out by year end or early 2017.
The MC-21-300 is the baseline model of the MC-21 aircraft family that can seat from 150 to 211 passengers and is the second new generation passenger jet developed in Russia after the Sukhoi SuperJet regional jet which can seat up to 100.
The MC-21 will replace the older Russian built Tu-154 and Tu-204 airliners and will also compete with the Western single aisle market leaders Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 jets.
The aircraft has two powerplant options and the prototype is powered by the Pratt & Whitney's PW1400G geared turbofan engines. A new generation Russian engine, PD-14 is being developed by the United Engine Corporation.
The engine is under flight testing and is expected to achieve Russian certification in 2018-19, followed by European EASA certification.
The aircraft features an all-composite high aspect ratio wing, made of polymer composite materials, first for a Russian airliner. Overall, composites accounts 30 percent of the airframe.
The MC-21 is equipped with an advanced avionics system and ushers active sidestick controllers into the commercial aircraft cockpit.
The MC-21-300 is largest variant of the family and can seat up to seat up to 211 passengers with a range of 5,900 km. In the standard two-class layout, the -300 will seat 163 passengers (16 in business class and 147 in the economy one).
The MC-21-200 version will have fuselage shortened by 5.5 m and can carry up to 176 passengers to a distance of 6,000 km (135 in the two-class layout, including 12 in business class, and 153 in the standard single-class layout with the 32-inch pitch).
The MC-21-300 have a maximum takeoff weight of 79,250 kg, while the MC-21-200's MTOW is 72,390 kg.
Series production is expected to begin in 2017, with Irkut receiving orders for 175 aircraft.
To build the MC-21, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant have been modernized with an advanced automated machine assembly line equipped with positioning and laser measuring systems.
Delivery to launch customer Aeroflot is scheduled for fourth quarter of 2018 end who have 50 on order.
Lessors VEB-Leasing and Ilyushin Finance have 30 and 50 aircraft on order respectively. A preliminary agreement to supply 10 aircraft has been signed with Egyptian Cairo Aviation.
