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Tu-214SR RA-64527 performed its maiden flight on June 25th

Russian Aviaton » Saturday August 15, 2015 08:29 MSK

Tu-214SR aircraft (MSN 027), manufactured by Kazan Aviation Plant named after S.P. Gorbunov (branch of Tupolev Company), performed its maiden flight on June 25th. The jet was piloted by the Class 1 test-pilot, deputy head of Tupolev Company Flight Test Department, Alexey Ryabov, the company’s press-service reports.

A total of 15 test flights will be completed. Upon completion of the ground and flight tests, the new relay aircraft will be handed over to its operator, the company added.