The import-substituted MC-21 aircraft has become a symbol of overcoming sanction pressure; the departure of Western partners has made some adjustments to the project, but has not frozen it. This was stated in Rostec.
The executive director of the state corporation, Oleg Yevtushenko, stated that enterprises from all over Russia were involved in the construction of the aircraft.
MC-21 has become a symbol of overcoming sanction pressure. Despite the departure of foreign partners with whom this aircraft was originally created, the project is not only alive, but ready to outlast Boeing.
The MC-21 aircraft first took to the skies eight years ago, on May 28, 2017. The flight took place from the airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant of the United Aircraft Corporation (now part of Rostec) and lasted 30 minutes. At that time, foreign systems and units were used in the aircraft.
In the spring of 2025, an experienced prototype of the MC-21 medium-range aircraft, equipped with new Russian systems and units, began factory refinement tests. Certification tests will begin very soon in Zhukovsky near Moscow. Deliveries of aircraft to airlines are scheduled to begin in 2026.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the SJ-100 aircraft flew with the PD-8 engines turned off at a great altitude: the UAC revealed the meaning of the experiment.
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The manufacturer of MC-21 and SJ-100 suffered a net loss of 24.1 billion rubles last year