Irkut MC-21-300 Skids Off Runway During Rejected Takeoff Test

Zhukovsky
An MC-21-300 prototype ended up in the snow after a rejected takeoff test.
Credit: Telegram Channel 112
MOSCOW—A prototype of Russia’s new Irkut MC-21-300 narrowbody passenger aircraft skidded off the runway at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow on Jan. 18. According to the type’s designer, Irkut Corporation, the crew remained unhurt while the aircraft received no visible damage. The prototype involved was...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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