Irkut MC-21

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Irkut MC-21
First flight of the MS-21
Type: twin-engine medium -haul aircraft
Design country:

RussiaRussia Russia

Manufacturer:
First flight:

May 28, 2017

Commissioning:

Planned for 2021

Production time:

In series production since 2017

Number of pieces:

4th

The Irkut MC-21 (actually MS-21; Russian МС-21 "Магистральный самолёт 21 века" , transcription Magistralny samoljot 21 weka , in German: airliner of the 21st century ) is a Russian short and medium-haul passenger aircraft . The MS-21 goes back to the Jak-242 project of the manufacturer Jakowlew , which was merged with the OAK aviation consortium . It is a twin- engine standard fuselage aircraft and, depending on the design, has a capacity of 150 to 230 passengers.

The market launch of the aircraft type had been postponed several times during the development phase, most recently in February 2019 to the year 2021. The Irkut MC-21 should therefore be delivered around the same time as the competing Comac C919 from Chinese production.

history

Video of the first flight on May 28, 2017

Planning began in the 1990s at Jakowlew under the name Jak-242, but was discontinued again. When the Russian air transport market began to develop disproportionately positively compared to the world market, development was resumed in 2003 after Yakovlev won a tender. For this purpose, the aircraft manufacturer Irkut and the development office Jakowlew joined forces within OAK. The MC-21 are to replace the aging Tupolew Tu-204/214 , Jak-42 and Tu-154 and compete against the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 NG, but also against the Comac C919 . As with the Sukhoi Superjet 100 , the MC-21 is also targeting a global market that goes far beyond the states of the communist bloc , for which the aircraft designs from the Soviet era were conceived.

An original schedule provided for the aircraft to be deployed from 2012 onwards, and the launch date was announced in mid-2006. The government decision to implement the project is from November 17, 2008.

The rollout of the MC-21-300 took place in June 2016. Rolling tests were successfully completed in early May 2017. The first 30-minute flight with Oleg Kononenko and Roman Taskayev on board took place on May 28, 2017 in Irkutsk . The first flight, originally planned for the beginning of 2017, was delayed because fatigue tests at 96% “Ultimate Load” showed premature cracks in the CFRP wing box, which then had to be reinforced. In June 2018, the start of series production was specified in 2019, at the end of 2018 the four prototypes flew, for which certification for Russia was expected in 2020.

Abroad, the aircraft was initially marketed as the MS-21 , but there - apparently due to the lack of knowledge that the Cyrillic "С" corresponds to the Latin "S" - mostly erroneously called MC-21 . Since then, Irkut has marketed the aircraft worldwide as the MC-21.

development

Model of the MC-21-300 at the 2011 Paris Air Show
An MS-21 under construction in Irkutsk

The MC-21 is to be built in three main variants: The standard variant is the MC-21-200 for around 150 passengers in a one-class configuration. The MC-21-300 can carry 181 passengers, the MC-21-400 212. A long-haul version MC-21-200LR is also planned. The originally planned variant MC-21-100 with only 132 seats was abandoned in order to avoid internal competition with the Suchoi Superjet 100 . Suchoi is now also working on the 130 variant. Suchoi was involved in the construction of the wings.

Originally, the MC-21 was to consist of around 33% and later, with the introduction of a wing box made of composite material and composite wings, 45% of composite materials . As a Russian engine, which is provided primarily for the domestic market, which in development was PD-14 from aviadvigatel selected. This engine went into the air for the first time on October 30, 2015 for tests on an Il-76 . At the end of 2009 Irkut and Pratt & Whitney announced that a variant of the new Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared engine would be developed and used as an alternative to the PD-14 . Overall, it is hoped for efficiency advantages of up to 25% compared to Airbus and Boeing models. The wing will be built at AeroComposite in Ulyanovsk . The MS-21 is the first commercial airliner to be equipped with active sidesticks from the French manufacturer UTAS. Composite components were bought in from Japanese and US manufacturers and were no longer delivered due to sanctions against Russia; In January 2019, components for six aircraft were still available. Certification of possible replacement components produced in Russia would certainly have meant a delay in series production, while replacement with metal parts would destroy the competitive advantages on the market. Irkut hoped for a solution and wanted to stick to the date of the first delivery to Aeroflot in 2020.

Three flying prototypes of the MS-21 were equipped with PW1400G engines, the third prototype was under construction in 2017 and was initially intended for the newly developed PD-14, which was to be certified for Russia at the end of 2018. This third prototype was completed in 2019, and its paintwork, certified for series production, took place after a flight over to Ulyanovsk . The second prototype was set up for tests in the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute in Zhukovsky .

After the delays until the beginning of 2018, approval of the aircraft with the Russian engine was not expected until around 2021. According to information from summer 2019, the aircraft that was to be equipped with the Russian engines was in the process of being completed.

On October 17, 2017, the first long-haul flight with a flight time of over 6 hours was completed with the prototype. The third MS-21-300 test aircraft, MC0004, flew for the first time on March 16, 2019. It is to be exhibited at MAKS 2019 as the first aircraft to be fitted with a cabin facility.

costs

The development costs should be around 1.3 billion US dollars , plus around 300 to 500 million US dollars for the PD-14 engines. According to sources, the total cost should be just under $ 7 to 8 billion by 2025.

According to market studies, the plan is to sell at least 300 aircraft in Russia and another 300 abroad by 2025. The unit price of an MS-21-300 is said to be about 91 million US dollars.

Versions

MC-21-100
Originally planned as the smallest model variant for 132 passengers; due to competition with the 110-130 passenger variant of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 discontinued.
MC-21-200
Standard model for up to 162 passengers. Comparable to the Airbus A319 , the Boeing 737-700 and the Airbus A220-300 .
MC-21-300
First built variant, three prototypes made. For up to 198 passengers. Comparable to the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737-800 .
MC-21-400
Extended fuselage for up to 230 passengers. Comparable to the Airbus A321 , the Boeing 737-900ER , Boeing 757-200 and the Tupolev Tu-204-100 / 214 .

Orders

In the early summer of 2017, over 280 orders for the MS-21 are said to have been received, of which 175 were firm orders and 110 were options. The state armaments holding Rostec would take over 85 aircraft and lend 50 of them permanently to Aeroflot. There were 205 firm orders in late summer 2017.

airline Order date MC-21-200 MC-21-300 MC-21-400 Options total First delivery
RussiaRussia Aeroflot December 11, 2014 50 35 85 presumably from 2019, leasing from Rostechnologii (Avia Capital Services), the first 25 aircraft with Pratt & Whitney engines
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines June 8, 2016 10 10 - open -
EgyptEgypt Cairo Aviation September 9, 2015 6th 4th 10 - open -
MalaysiaMalaysia Crecom Burj Resources 2012 50 050 outside the original schedule ("from 2016")
RussiaRussia Ilyushin Finance Co. July 20, 2010 28 22nd 050 probably from 2019
RussiaRussia Nordwind Airlines July 21, 2010 3 02 005 - open -
RussiaRussia Rostechnologii 17th September 2010 50 050 - open -
RussiaRussia VEB Leasing July 21, 2010 15th 15th 030th - open -
total 162 128 290

Technical specifications

Model of the MS-21-400 at the 2011 Paris Air Show
Parameter MC-21-200 MC-21-300 MC-21-400
Length (m) 35.9 41.5 46.7
Span (m) 35.9 36.8
Height (m) 11.5 12.7
Hull diameter (m) 4.06
Cabin width (m) 3.8
Seats 150-162 181-198 212-230
Cargo space volume (m³) 37.4 53.3 70.1
Max. Takeoff weight (kg) 67,600 76.180 87,230
Cruising speed (mach) 0.8
Range with max. Number of passengers (km) approx. 5,000 approx. 5,500
Cruising altitude (m) 11,600
Engines optionally Awiadwigatel PD-14 or Pratt & Whitney PW1400G
Thrust ( kN ) 122.6 137.3 153

Web links

Commons : Irkut MC-21  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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