Maiden flight of Japanese MRJ passenger jet

Posted on 12 Nov 2015 by Michael Cruickshank
The MRJ aircraft at Nagoya Airfield. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) flew its maiden test flight in Nagoya, Japan yesterday.

Produced by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the MRJ is the first passenger jet to be manufactured in Japan in over 50 years. The MRJ flew on a one hour test flight from Nagoya Airfield on Wednesday, before landing without a hitch. The aircraft itself is a small, 92-seat passenger jet designed for short-haul, regional…

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