MS-21-310 Completes Long-Distance Flight from Irkutsk to Moscow
The first serial MS-21-310 aircraft, fully domestically produced, completed a non-stop flight from Irkutsk to the Lyubertsy airfield near Moscow, covering over 4,000 km. The flight was conducted without issues, and all systems performed as expected.
Consensus
- The serial MS-21-310 flew from Irkutsk to the Lyuberetsy airfield near Moscow.
- The flight was non-stop and covered more than 4,000 kilometers.
- All systems operated as expected during the flight.
- The aircraft is fully domestically produced with Russian components.
- The flight was conducted by test pilots and engineers.
- Specialists will inspect the aircraft systems after landing.
- The flight demonstrated the reliability of domestic engineering solutions and components.
- The MS-21-310 is equipped with PD-14 engines produced by the United Engine Corporation (UEC), part of Rostec.
- The first serial MS-21-310 took its initial flight on August 3 from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant.
- Rostec announced plans to produce the first batch of 18 such aircraft.
Points of divergence
- The flight lasted 5 hours and 50 minutes at an altitude of 12,100 meters and a cruising speed of 850 km/h. — vesti
- The flight was conducted to prepare the aircraft for painting in the customer's livery. — interfax
- The flight was reported on August 13, and the head of Rostec mentioned plans to increase annual production of MS-21 to 36 units by 2030. — vm
- The aircraft will potentially join certification flights. — interfax
- The flight was piloted by Heroes of Russia, test pilots Roman Tastayev and Oleg Kononenko, and flight test engineer Alexander Popov. — vesti
- The aircraft is expected to complete flight testing by Q1 2027 and receive airworthiness certification by the end of 2028. — interfax
- President Vladimir Putin visited the Irkutsk Aviation Plant on July 24. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Import-substituted MS-21-310 flew from Irkutsk to the Moscow region — Коммерсантъ
- Series MS-21-310 completed flight from Irkutsk to the Moscow region — Интерфакс
- 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