The flight of the MC-21 aircraft in a fully import-substituted version will take place in 2024. This was stated by the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Anton Alikhanov in an interview with the TV channel. “Russia-24”.
“As for the Irkutsk production, the situation is better there. The PD-14 engine has already been certified and we hope to see the Russian version of the aircraft this year. Flights are already underway with partially imported systems, but this year, I hope, we will see flights with the PD-14 and all on-board systems, completely domestically produced,” he said.
Last week reportedThe Russian MS-21 aircraft could be modified with a section of shortened fuselage, which would give airlines the opportunity to optimize its use.
It was known that flight tests of the imported medium-haul passenger aircraft MS-21 were carried out before this. will begin Until the end of 2024. Initially, the MS-21 project was developed in broad cooperation with Western companies, but after the introduction of Western sanctions in 2018 it was decided to completely import all components of the aircraft.
Previously in the Kursk region started use new drones.