First Mitsubishi M90 in final configuration takes flight

摘要

The first Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 in the design's final certifiable configuration flew for the first time on March 17, Mitsubishi Aircraft announced. Captained by Mitsubishi flight test pilot Hiroyoshi Takase, Flight Test Vehicle (FTV) 10 took off at 14:53 JST from Nagoya Airport in Japan and performed basic performance tests in normal operating conditions over the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft returned to Nagoya some two hours later, landing at 16:40 JST. Completion of FTV10's first flight marks the start of the final phase of certification flight testing for the M90, the larger of two SpaceJet regional jets under development by Mitsubishi.