According to Industry Minister Sergei Manturov, The reason for the postponement of certification of the Russian MC-21 aircraft was the coronavirus pandemic. First of all, related restrictions on movement for foreigners.
During a pandemic, access to foreign specialists in Russia is virtually closed. It was difficult to move around the country and the Russian participants in the cooperation. Therefore, we now receive a certificate of the Russian type is expected around the middle 2021 of the year. And a year later - European. In this case, the first commercial aircraft can be shipped to the operator at the end 2021 of the year, – declared Manturov.
Wherein, it is worth noting, that the PD-14 engine, which is planned to be installed on a new airliner, managed to get full certification in Russia, and the European is scheduled for the end 2022 of the year. It was then that the European Aviation Safety Agency should give its “good” (EASA).
planned, that two MS-21 aircraft will undergo flight tests. One of the gliders has already been assembled at the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant, and now the system layout is being installed, primarily engines PD-14. In the fourth quarter of this year, it is planned to transfer it to flight tests.. Their completion will take place in the second quarter 2022 of the year.
known, which in a number of indicators MC-21 is superior to its foreign counterparts. MS-21-300 may carry depending on the layout of 165 to 211 passengers up to 6000 km. Its maximum take-off weight is 79250 kg. In its turn, A320neo in a two-class layout can carry only 150-180 people. During test flights of the basic modification MS-21-300, the maximum values of the following indicators were achieved: altitude 12,5 thousand. m, speed 949 kilometers per hour, flight duration 6,2 no. These are also the best indicators., than western counterparts. Airbus says the following about its A320neo: maximum height no more 11,8 thousand meters at maximum speed 876 kmh. Maximum flight altitude of the base version of the Boeing 737 - 737MAX 8 - is 12,3 thousand meters, and its maximum speed – 925 kilometers per hour.
The number of orders for the MS-21 is stably kept at 175 aircraft. The number of orders under agreements of intent is 150 units.
