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- Dec 28, 202150% CONFIDENCEsource
Irkut MC-21-300 Receives Its Russian Type Certificate
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Up to 195 seats one-class - typical range about 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) - LEAP-1A or PW1100G engines - in service since January 2016
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156-192 seats - 3-3 cabin layout - in service since May 2023 (China Eastern)
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Rosaviatsia issued the Irkut MC-21-300 type certificate and a design-organisation certificate in late December 2021, four and a half years after the first flight; it covered the Pratt & Whitney-powered version only.
- Rosaviatsia issued the type certificate to Irkut (part of UAC and Rostec) and a design-organisation certificate for the MC-21[1]
- It covered the MC-21-300 with PW1400G engines and foreign-material wings; the composite-wing and PD-14 MC-21-310 versions still needed certification[3][4]
- Irkut planned 2022 high-altitude, crosswind and temperature testing and first delivery to Rossiya that year; Aeroflot Group was to take six[3][5]
- Sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine stopped Western engines and EASA certification (denied 14 March 2022); the certificate for the -310 has since slipped repeatedly[2]
- By May 2026 Rostec said only a third of the -310 certification flights were done, with certification and first deliveries no earlier than 2027[2]
Notable features
- MC-21-300: 163 seats in two classes (16 business, 147 economy) or 211 in one class; length 42.2 m, wingspan 35.9 m, fuselage width 4.06 m and cabin width 3.81 m[1]
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW1400G (PW1431G, 140 kN) on the -300; Aviadvigatel PD-14 (140 kN) on the -310; maximum takeoff weight 79,250 kg[1]
- Two-class range 6,000 km (3,200 nmi); runway length 2,410 m (7,910 ft)[1]