Irkut MC-21 gathers momentum with delivery of first wing panel for twinjet

摘要

Russian airframer Irkut has taken delivery of the first composite wing panel for the MC-21 single-aisle twinjet. The cover panel for the starboard wing has been developed by AeroKompozit using vacuum infusion and carbon lay-up processes. AeroKompozit is completing work on similar panels for the port wing, says Irkut. Irkut says it is currently installing various systems in the assembled fuselage of the initial MC-21 airframe. Final assembly of the new Russian narrowbody is taking place in Irkutsk, with the first flight-test article set to be rolled out by mid-2016 and to make its maiden sortie late this year.