
MS-21 aircraft to catch up with Boeing 737 MAX in efficiency without its main "feature"
Roman Gusarov: engineers will reduce the weight of the entire airliner

Roman Gusarov: engineers will reduce the weight of the entire airliner

The company plans to use the airliners on short-haul routes

Roman Gusarov: composite structures are based on carbon fiber and epoxy resin

Mikhail Khazin: domestic aircraft are being held back due to the struggle for money

Aviation expert Tretyakov explained the unexpected advantage of the four-engine airliner

The Russian side expects to supply up to 200 aircraft

Aviation expert Panteleev: Russia is the only country China can rely on in this matter

Three prototype aircraft completed a total flight time of almost 72 hours

Three early airliners were built before the course for full import substitution

Tretyakov, technical director in aircraft manufacturing: the consequences of the liner's development will be felt by passengers, among others

The parties expect long-term cooperation

Oleg Panteleev: the airliner was created based on 1970s technologies, but it can be modernized

In August, the program received two significant production results at once

The new lightning protection scheme for the MC-21 forced a sacrifice of kilograms for safety

Roman Gusarov: the wing's power panel is made in one piece and without longitudinal joints