Irkut Rolls Out MC-21 Airliner Powered By Russian Engines

Maxim Pyadushkin November 10, 2020
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Pratt & Whitney engines have been swapped for the Russian-built PD-14 on the latest MC-21 test aircraft.
Credit: United Aircraft Corporation
MOSCOW—Irkut Corporation rolled out the first MC-21 prototype powered by Russian PD-14 turbofan engines in Irkutsk, Siberia, on Nov. 6, parent United Aircraft Corporation reported Nov. 10. The narrowbody has been sent for pre-flight checks that include the engine’s ground runs and taxiing. According...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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