MC-21 passed the most difficult stage: expert explained why the delay does not change prospects
Roman Gusarov: Complete import substitution changed project priorities and opened new opportunities for aircraft development
MS-21-310
PD-14 can become the main advantage of MC-21 if it confirms its stated characteristics
Aviation expert Dmitry Dyakonov: The power plant can provide the airliner with more efficient operation at different flight levels
MC-21-310 compared to Boeing and Airbus: the airliner showed fuel consumption level of Russia's current aircraft fleet
The import-substituted aircraft with PD-14 engines received an efficiency assessment before the start of serial operation
Aviation expert reveals MS-21's readiness for airline deliveries after first production flight
Roman Gusarov: The aircraft already matches the version carriers will receive
MC-21-310 completed 17 test flights in a month, totaling over 56 hours
Experimental aircraft MC.0012 and MC.0013 continue certification tests before the program transitions to serial production
The first production MC-21-310 with PD-14 took off: the aircraft reached 6000 meters and 600 km/h
The new airliner spent 1 hour 23 minutes in the air
Rostec began testing metal powders for 3D printing: they are used to print parts for PD series engines
A neural network model analyzes images from an electron microscope and determines material characteristics
Hundreds of Russian airliners await crews: training specialists for the MC-21 and Tu-214 has become a new challenge for aviation
The main problem of new Russian aircraft turned out not to be in production: the country needs pilots and engineers
"Tu-214's 'voracity' is inferior to the new MC-21: airlines are afraid to buy the airliner in Kazan"
An extra crew member and fuel consumption proved critical
Engineers sought for MC-21 wing production for 66 thousand rubles
Ulyanovsk "AeroKompozit" offered the job, experience of 1 year required
The main problem of the MC-21 was not the wing and engine
200 billion rubles were required to eliminate the "swings" in the production of the new airliner
A thousand Tu-214, MC-21, and SJ-100 aircraft turned into 200: engineer explains aviation industry problem
Denis Kolomentsev: "There is no talk of technological sovereignty today"
Rostec revealed the main advantage of the shortened MC-21-200 over the basic version
The aircraft turned out to have a longer range and will be able to fly more than 5000 km
Tu-214 and MC-21 face a problem that production alone cannot solve
Airlines may not want to acquire new aircraft even after series production begins
Boeing technicians will not be able to service the MC-21
Aviation expert Gusarov: new aircraft require separate certified personnel