The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) expects the flight tests of the MC-21 with domestic PD-14 engines to begin soon. This was announced by the CEO of UAC, Vadim Badeha.
The Superjet has started flight tests with the domestic PD-8 engine. And the situation is approximately the same with the MC-21 program. We expect the start of flight tests in the very near future.
According to him, the ground tests of the SJ-100 and MC-21 aircraft, equipped with Russian components, are being completed, and we will begin flight operations in the very near future.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the third Il-114-300 experimental turboprop aircraft took to the skies.
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