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Irkut assembled the fuselage for the first aircraft MS-21

Russian Aviaton » Thursday December 3, 2015 18:35 MSK
MC-21 aircraft

Irkut completed assembly of the fuselage of the first MS-21-300 prototype. The next stage will see the attachment of the composite wing produced by Aerocomposit in Ulyanovsk, to the fuselage.

Irkut previously announced it was planning to roll out its MS-21 prototype in 2015 to be ready for the maiden flight scheduled for second quarter of 2016. Russian certification  is slated for 2017 with EASA in 2018, which when EIS is also planned. Russia’s Red Wings is the launch customer. To date Irkut has 300 orders for the MS-21.

The first aircraft will use Pratt & Whitney’s PW1400G-JM. Operators will also be able to select the Russian United Engine Corporation (Aviadvigatel) built PD-14. This engine started flight testing on October 24. The 35 Aeroflot MS-21s on order will be using the PD-14.