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Irkut MC-21-300 | Airframe Assemblies | AeroComposite-Ulyanovsk

06/01/2022News:
The team celebrates after the MC-21-300 aircraft makes its first flight with a wing made of Russian-made polymer composite materials.

MC-21-300 flies with Russian composite wing

Certification of the MC-21-300 aircraft is nearing completion, and it is planned to start delivering it to customers in 2022. The MS-21-310 aircraft with the new Russian PD-14 engine is undergoing flight tests.

02/12/2021News:
The MC-21-300 is transferred from the final assembly facility at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant to the flight test division.

Final assembly of MC-21-300 is complete

The share of composites in the MC-21-300 design is about 40%, which Irkut says is a record figure for medium-range aircraft. After switching to local production, the first aircraft is about to fly.

15/07/2021Press Release:
Wings completely built of Russian composites have been installed on MC-21-300
14/05/2021Press Release:
The Russian-made MC-21-300 wing panel is delivered to the Irkut Corporation plant. (Photo: Irkut Corporation)
The MC-21-300 wing panel, made of Russian composite materials, delivered to the Irkut Corporation plant
04/03/2016Press Release:
Second MC-21 composite wing panel delivered to the plant of Irkut Corporation

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