Yakovlev MC-21
| MC-21 | |
|---|---|
| The MC-21-300 during its maiden flight on 28 May 2017 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Narrow-body airliner |
| National origin | Russia |
| Manufacturer | United Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | |
| Status | In development |
| Number built | 5 as of April 2025 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | late 2025/early 2026 (deferred from 2022) |
| First flight | 28 May 2017 |
The Yakovlev MC-21 (Russian: Яковлев МС-21) is a single-aisle airliner, under development in Russia by the Yakovlev Corporation (formerly known as Irkut Corporation), a branch of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), itself a 92%-owned subsidiary of Russia's state-owned aviation giant Rostec. The variant MC-21-310 of the airliner powered by the Russian-made Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine made its maiden flight on 15 December 2020 from Irkutsk.