Gallery: Irkut MC-21's first flight

Linda Blachly May 30, 2017
Credit: Irkut Corp.
Credit: Irkut Corp.
Credit: Irkut Corp.
Credit: Irkut Corp.
Credit: Irkut Corp.
Credit: Irkut Corp.

Irkut’s MC-21-300 took off from Irkutsk Aviation Plant for a 30-minute sortie, flying at an altitude of 1,000 m, at 300 km/hr.

Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.