Russia's new generation single aisle passenger jet, the Irkut MC-21 has completed its longest flight since first flight in May 2017....
Russia's new generation single aisle passenger jet, the Irkut MC-21 has completed its longest flight since first flight in May 2017.
The aircraft flew non-stop between the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant to the airfield of Flight Research Institute n.a. M.M. Gromov (Ramenskoye, Moscow Region) on October 17 2017.
The aircraft flew the distance of 4,500 km in 6 hours at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Mr Oleg Kononenko, the Hero of Russia, the test pilot and the flight crew commander, noted: “The flight went in standard mode. All aircraft systems operated without failures.”
Mr Oleg Demchenko, the First Vice-President and the Chief Designer of Irkut Corporation said: “Flight tests of MC-21 aircraft performed at Irkutsk Aviation Plant, together with the long flight (from Irkutsk to Ramenskoye) prove declared aircraft characteristics.
Further flight tests of the first prototype will be undertaken from the Ramenskoye airport, from the Flight Test and Development Facility of Yakovlev Design Bureau, where the new up-to-date complex for collection, processing, and storage of information, obtained during flight and ground tests, had been built.
The MC-21 is designed to compete in the single aisle aircraft market, now ruled by the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family. In a typical 2 class layout the aircraft can seat 163 passengers while in a single class layout it can seat 211.
The aircraft has a maximum range of 6000 km, with a max take off weight of 79,250 kg, while carrying a 22,600 kg payload.
