MC-21 Continues Toward First Flight

MOSCOW—The first prototype of Irkut Corp.’s MC-21 single-aisle aircraft has been powered on, and its first flight is expected to occur in February–March, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin reported to President Vladimir Putin on Nov. 11. As a part of the preparation for the first flight...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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