Russian MC-21 airliner shown off to public

Posted on 9 Jun 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
The MC-21 jet at its unveiling ceremony in Irkutsk, Russia. Image courtesy of Irkut.

The new MC-21 passenger airliner has been rolled out to the public for the first time in a ceremony in the Siberian city of Irkutsk.

Designed and built 100% in Russia by Irkut Corporation, a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), the MC-21 aircraft is part of a push to revitalise the country’s aerospace sector. The aircraft was unveiled to great fanfare at an event attended by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who praised the workers behind the project. “The…

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