A video showing the first flight of an MC-21-300 aircraft with a wing made of Russian composite materials has appeared on the Internet. This was reported by RIA Novosti.
The published video shows how the plane begins to take off and moves along the strip of the airfield.
As specified in the Rostec company, the flight of the airliner was carried out in the normal mode.
The tests were organized at the airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant.
According to RBK, the aircraft is powered by American PW1400G engines.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade allocated 4.4 billion rubles for the creation of Russian materials for the composite wing.
MC-21-300 / 310 is a new generation medium-range aircraft with a capacity of 163 to 211 passengers. Its key feature is the composite wing.
Also in December, MC-21-300 successfully completed its first training flight and landed at the Irkutsk airport. Certified control tests of the aircraft were carried out. During the flight, the crew of the aircraft was able to test the reliability of the engines.
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