In early may of 2017, the Irkut Corporation, responsible for the development of the Russian aircraft MS-21, reported that the first flying prototype has already been released and is ready to test in the air. Three weeks later, the aircraft made its first flight in which he was accompanied by two aircraft Yak-130.
Experts note that the issues and observations during the test flight has not been revealed, and this means that very soon MS-21 will move to the next test stage.
Russian MS-21 aircraft is designed for medium – and short-haul flights, its capacity of the aircraft will vary from 150 to 211 passengers. The developers said that the MS-21 will not only be able to compete with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, but will also surpass these aircraft a number of parameters. In capacity and range of flight of MC-21 is superior to the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
In addition, the Russian aircraft cheap in maintenance, allowing airlines to save annually for repairs considerable sums.
The production of MS-21 airliner is expected to start in late 2018 — early 2019.
Russian MS-21 aircraft made its first test flight
Vyacheslav Larionov