A prototype of the Russia's MC-21 passenger aircraft, previously tested with imported powerplants, has performed its first flight with domestic-made PD-14 engines, Russia's state-owned Rostec Corporation said in a statement Friday.The flight was conducted from the airfield at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The aircraft has become the second of its kind to conduct a successful flight with Russian engines.The MC-21 is a medium-haul passenger aircraft, which can carry 163 to 211 passengers. The aircraft was originally developed with two types of engines, the Russian PD-14 and the U.S. Pratt &Whitney PW1400G.The prototype initially equipped with PW1400G engines completed its first flight in 2017, and the prototype originally designed to be equipped with PD-14 engines completed its first test flight in December 2020.Certain foreign components of the new prototype have also been replaced with their domestic counterparts, according to Rostec.A prototype of the Russia's MC-21 passenger aircraft, previously tested with imported powerplants, has performed its first flight with domestic-made PD-14 engines, Russia's state-owned Rostec Corporation said in a statement Friday.The flight was conducted from the airfield at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The aircraft has become the second of its kind to conduct a successful flight with Russian engines.The MC-21 is a medium-haul passenger aircraft, which can carry 163 to 211 passengers. The aircraft was originally developed with two types of engines, the Russian PD-14 and the U.S. Pratt &Whitney PW1400G.The prototype initially equipped with PW1400G engines completed its first flight in 2017, and the prototype originally designed to be equipped with PD-14 engines completed its first test flight in December 2020.Certain foreign components of the new prototype have also been replaced with their domestic counterparts, according to Rostec.
