The MS-21 with Russian systems begins certification tests

The aircraft was piloted by a crew consisting of test pilot, Hero of Russia, Oleg Kononenko, honored test pilot of the Russian Federation Andrei Voropaev, and senior test engineers Alexander Solovyov, Grigory Kudryashov, and Oleg Berezin. The aircraft remained in the air for 4 hours, with tests conducted at various altitudes.

"The start of certification tests is an important milestone in the import substitution program. To obtain the type certificate for a fully domestically produced MS-21, about 220-230 test flights are planned to be sure 100% of the safety of our future passengers" – said the chief designer of the MS-21 at the "Yakovlev" company, Vitaly Naryshkin.