First serial MS-21-310 flies from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky
On July 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant, which specializes in the production of Su-30 fighter aircraft, Yak-130 training aircraft, and MS-21 medium-range passenger planes.
Consensus
- The first serial MS-21-310 aircraft completed a long-distance flight from Irkutск to Zhukovsky.
- The flight lasted 5 hours and 50 minutes.
- The aircraft flew at a cruising speed of 850 kilometers per hour.
- The flight was conducted at an altitude of 12,100 meters.
- All systems operated normally during the flight.
- The aircraft is part of the domestic MS-21 program and is designed for domestic component use.
- The flight was conducted from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant named after Yakovlev to the Gromov Flight Research Institute airfield in Zhukovsky.
- The flight was piloted by test pilots Roman Taskaev and Oleg Kononenko, with flight engineer Alexander Popov on board.
- The aircraft is designed to carry between 163 and 211 passengers.
- The MS-21 is expected to complete flight testing by the first quarter of 2027 and receive airworthiness certification by the end of 2026.
Points of divergence
- The flight was to the LII named after Gromov in the Moscow Oblast, and the flight was described as a state test flight demonstrating reliability of design and domestic components. — vm
- The flight was conducted to Zhukovsky, and the aircraft was referred to as the first serial import-substituting MS-21-310. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Serial liner MS-21-310 completed a flight from Irkutsk to the Moscow region — Вечерняя Москва
- From Irkutsk to Zhukovsky: the first serial MS-21 completed a long-distance flight — Вести