Flight test experts of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) completed the second session of the MC-21-300 validation program.
During the certification tests, EASA experts evaluated the performance of MC-21-300 aircraft in various modes at altitudes up to 12K m. The flights were performed with a large and low take-off weight, in the conditions of front and rear centering. The operation of the integrated aircraft control system in the normal mode has been verified. Testers rated the aircraft’s operation at minimum handling speeds of take-off and landing, including with an imitation of engine failure.
According to Yuri Slyusar, President of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation, “The MC-21-300 is undergoing flight tests in order to obtain Russian and European type certificates. The completion of the second session of certification flights by EASA testers is another step in this direction. In parallel, at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant we are expanding the production of MC-21-300 aircraft intended for initial customer’s delivery.”
The first session of the certification flights of EASA experts took place in January 2019. In September 2018, EASA test crew completed a special course in theoretical and practical training, resulting in a permission to fly MC-21-300 aircraft.