At the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the fuselage of the first MC-21 was assembled.

According to the official press service of the government of the Irkutsk region, the branch of the Irkut Corporation completed assembling the fuselage of the first Russian passenger airliner MS-21. In addition, in the near future, the installation of the wings will begin, after that, the salon will be equipped, the corresponding electronics will be installed, and according to some information, within the year the MS-21 aircraft will be able to start the first tests, and after the successful completion of all tests, this airliner Will go into operation.

The specific timing of the project to create the first MS-21 passenger airliner was not officially announced, however, at the same time, experts report that the plane will most likely rise into the air in the second quarter of 2016, that is, in fact, within the next 6 months ...