Specifications
Year: 2021
Status: In-Development
Manufacturer(s): United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) / Irkut - Russia
Production: 1
Capabilities: Commercial Market; VIP Transport;
Status: In-Development
Manufacturer(s): United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) / Irkut - Russia
Production: 1
Capabilities: Commercial Market; VIP Transport;
Crew: 2
Length: 118.11 ft (36 m)
Width: 118.11 ft (36 m)
Height: 37.73 ft (11.5 m)
Weight (MTOW): 149,032 lb (67,600 kg)
Length: 118.11 ft (36 m)
Width: 118.11 ft (36 m)
Height: 37.73 ft (11.5 m)
Weight (MTOW): 149,032 lb (67,600 kg)
Power: 2 x Aviadvigatel PD-14A OR Pratt & Whitney PW1400G turbofan engines developing 27,500 lb of thrust each.
Range: 3,107 miles (5,000 km; 2,700 nm)
Operators: Russia (planned)
Russian carrier Aeroflot has signed on for 50 aircraft while Irkut claims total received orders from various carriers (mainly Russian) to be around 276 (175 of this total considered "firm" orders).
The initial commercial model is expected to become the 160-to-210-seat MC-21-300ER form with certification planned for sometime in 2017 or 2018 (2018 being more likely). The other versions to come include the MC-21-200ER, a dimensionally smaller variant with seating up to 175 passengers, and the MC-21-400ER.
The MC-21 program was originally known under the "MS-21" designator.
Program Updates
June 2016 - On June 8th, 2016 the first MC-21 prototype was debuted to the public by way of ceremony handled by UAC.
March 2017 - It has been announced that the MC-21 will require strengthened wings after testing revealed weakness in the members over time.
April 2017 - The MC-21 is expecting its first-flight sometime in 2017.
May 2017 - The MC-21, in prototype form, has officially recorded its first flight with PW1400G-JM engines, this coming on May 28th, 2017. Certification is planned for the proposed Aviadvigatel PD-14 turbofans for sometime 2018. One-hundred seventy-five aircraft are contracted for as of this writing.
January 2018 - Aeroflot is confirmed as a customer of the MC-21 with an order for fifty aircraft in the MC-21-300 production guise. Deliveries are expected between 2020 and 2026.
May 2018 - A second flyable prototype has joined the test program of the MC-21-300 narrowbody airliner series. Its first flight was recorded on May 12th, 2018.
July 2018 - Russian regulators have been working with European regulators on systems certification for the MC-21 platform.
February 2019 - A fifth prototype for the MC-21 project is expected before the end of 2019.
March 2019 - Engineers has been testing an all-new wing mainplane design for use in the MC-21 airliner series. The wings are a product of AeroComposite.
Armament
None.
Variants / Models
• MC-21 - Base Series Designation
• MC-21-200ER - Seating for 130 to 175 passengers
• MC-21-300ER - Seating for 160 to 210 passengers
• MC-21-400ER
• MS-21 - Original product designation
