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Any news on what is happening with this hird? Its been long since its maiden flight, and then medi silence!

Yes china better start buying them before the new USA sanctions

Why did this happen and how it’s so sad

Soviet made garbage

Just a short video on today's crash in Moscow. I am working on a main video which I hope to publish tomorrow or Sunday.

Pigs will fly…

Current-day Russia is still the fetal alcohol syndrome afflicted offspring of a failed Soviet Union. They can't even build an exportable automobile.

Stupid propaganda salad 1. The PS-90 engine has gone through three stages of modernization over 30 years of operation on many aircraft. Now the third version of the PS-90A3 modernization is working on the IL-96-400. Of course there was no information about this about Pratt & Whitney's work on this engine because you are limited to information in English only. But this company completed the work and sold the license for the modernized engine. 2. The new double cabin being developed with new avionics for the MC-21 will easily make it possible in a few years to move on to the creation of the IL-96 with two crew members. This is an obvious thing and an obvious advantage of sanctions, which pushes the nation and business to develop. 3. The PD-35 jet engine is confidently in line for development by 2027, not much time left. Work on PD-8 for SuJet-100 will be completed this year. Work on the PD-35 version will be improved.

The Western rotten “exceptionalist” mentality does not allow you to look at things sensibly and correctly assess the potential of this bird. Firstly, Belarus is not another state for Russia, we have been one state for a long time, Monaco and France have the same analogy. Secondly, the fact that the release may be delayed by 1 or 2 years indicates that aircraft engineers are not in a hurry to develop the aircraft. People in Russia are not worried, because they are confident in their designers and test pilots in such difficult times. Third, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, a completely independent aircraft platform, separated from prohibitions on the part of airframe, avionics or engine manufacturers from the “West”, makes this aircraft non-toxic from American-European sanctions. The first foreign customer will most likely be Iran and other countries of the global south. Due to the foreign Sam-146 engines, export bans/sanctions were imposed on the Sukhoi Jet-100 aircraft during the planned sale to Iran. Addition: I am correcting obvious errors in the video. The aircraft was initially planned with two optional engines, at the customer's choice (American and Russian). Geopolitical problems were calculated, and Westerners were not trusted from the very beginning. There have never been any problems with the wing, this is stupid propaganda. The State Department announced in 2019 a ban on the export of Japanese carbon fiber, which was replaced a few months later by Russian-made carbon fiber from the huge nuclear corporation Rosatom. This is a huge technological conglomerate famous for the highest quality of work. Typically, Western critics also mention the problem of the lack of winglets on the wings of the Sukhoi Jet-100 and MS-21. In this case, they will forget about the presence of a single carbon “black” wing over the long one (in the west there is a wing made up of parts). The presence of excess weight at the end of the wing was also calculated by the engineers, and has its own huge problems. Correctly write the name of the aircraft in English MS-21. MC is in Russian.

I have a strong dislike of Russia - particularly now - but I think most of their aircraft are aesthetically interesting and attractive.

All Russia 🇷🇺 has to do is stop selling Titanium to the West and its game set match. Western aircraft and engines manufacturers go out of business..

Must admit i do find these russian widebodies good looking planes, certainly different in style!

They even stole Airbus' typography and color code. What a shame! These people have no self-esteem.

Frommy experience of flying in russian aircraft i would say they are cruder but tougher and lacked the sophisticated avionics and engines. The do seem to be very good airframed designers.

Cute wheelbarrow. Who's going to buy this junk?

It may have a limited market in Russia - although probably more western planes will find their way into Russia through Iran, Turkey or other states than will ever produced in Russia. Who will buy an A340 these days?

The problem is indeed the engine issue. If I am not mistaken the IL 96-400 has 4 engines, each providing some 180kN thrust. As a comparison, the RR Trent engines mounted on the Airbus A350 XR has 330 to 380 kN thrust, allowing the plane to run on two engines only. I am ready to bet that the A350 is already more fuel efficient than is the IL 96...

Definitely it has,make it lighter,fuel efficient,long range,has a greater cargo and passenger capacity and owners friendly.

3000M is not 6353’ … cant even get the basics right .

Without access to any western planes or parts, this is the only real option for a widebody plane they have, in a country with 11 time zones.

The A330 NEO is an evolution of the A300, wich was developed in the 60´s…..

As the first Flight test Jet engine mechanic for the MC-21-300 in Zhukovsky 2017 and Siberia. It is the Airframe that Boeing should have built. 😊 I have a Degree in Aviation maintenance Technologies from the National Aviation Academy in Clearwater FL 4.0 GPA Second in my class. While living homeless in my pickup truck. So I do not think that anyone wanted to be an Aircraft Mechanic more than I did. ❤ I had changed BOTH main engine oil pumps and the first 6 hour flight was the first test flight after my work. All the trolls would love to spam this except for the fact that I put up a video of the Dump hotel Russia put me in in Moscow . 😅 To my Russian friends that last sentence is American smart assed sarcasm 😂 The Moscow Hilton is as fine as a Hotel can be. 😊❤

The MC 210 / 310 like the IL96 range are still in the teething stage and more upgrades will happen. Unlike Boeing and Airbus these aircraft are designed to operate in harsh conditions so they are more robust than western aircraft. Moreover, as far as upgrades are concerned, how many parts of the original B 737 or B747 would fit in a new aircraft ( except maybe tyres ) 20 % or less? Give the Russians a chance to develop their own planes.

The aircraft will have a temporary place in Russia during sanctions. However, once sanctions are lifted, the aircraft will be parked as too expensive. It may have a post sanction future as a cargo carrier.

No.

Once the MC-21 in full service, Russia from then on should just prohibit any Boeing or Airbus from flying over Russian territory.

In fact, Russian aircraft have had a bright future for a long time, but western fools believe that Boeing has never crashed😂😂

It's the only 4-engine widebody passenger jet still in production. Very niche, but the small demand will be there.

Obsolete already! Pure junk

The number of planes would be exact number to those confiscated in Russian Federation to a bunch of Leasing western companies, and they were about 700 or 750 units consisting in many A 320-319-321 among a huge amount of B 737 NG 800-900 series as well. This MC 21 it`s the main competitor, a natural aircraft replacement equipment, but it depends on the efficiency on the assembly line, how fast they could produce in a day once they get the ultimate Worthiness Certifications documents. There are many Euro Asia and South Pacific-Oceania potential costumers, needing for a 2.500 to 3.000 nautical miles range, because this model promises to be 15 to 20 million dollars lower price tag sales list. Something to consider in today`s economy global situation.

Probably this plane does not appeal to a any Western airlines at all, but considering sanctions over Heavy long haul aircrafts wich are still in operations over Russian territory, it makes sense that this IL96-400M will be the natural local made airplane replacement to all that Airbus-Boeing material in order to serve with new planes the vast territory needing for a long range-one flight equipment. The costumers or clients would be the same 3 or 4 Russians well established companies, and surely, the foreing candidate to operate a bunch of them would be Cubana de Aviaciòn, Cuba`s national Airline. In my own humble opinion, I do prefer in long distance schedule, 4 engine model rather than 2 big ones, considering the latest blowns-out and fire issues in flight or taking-off, decribed by media and footage coming from the passengers aboard those flights. What about if delays-trouble assembly lines from Boeing and Airbus continue or get worst? Here is the another good and reliable player.

Absolutely

I think it will take them 10 years to supply the Russian market alone

Boeing doors are blowing off mid air and ssj future is certain

Alaska.

To tell the truth, I have more trust on engineers than business executives; quite never understood their obsession with two engines, cause I am confident to go to sleep in a B747, or AB340 with 4 engines in a long haule flight than a B777 or AB350 with 2 huge engines, the Il96 of Cubana has been a work horse for many years hasn't killed anyone that should be the most important factor. As many old soviets planes they have been flying for decades with no incidents, with the unfortunate accidents with the 747 max one would assume that people in the industry should have learned a thing or two; the lessons of those events and their consequences on the industry is; it's better to have higher costs incroching on maximal profits in exchange of maximum reliability and uncompromize safety; than pursuing short sighted profits with a minimum acceptable level of risks, because when that minimal risks materializes the cost is abyssimal; I predict that if Boieng doesn't do a drastic move they are on their way to bankruptcy because of their decision to sick a compromize balance between risks and profits with their MCast system, that's how being reckless in that industry punishes you because no one want to board a plane that can potentially kill them no matter what business people say.

nafo copium

I would fly on MC-21 rather than a Boeing 737MAX. The MC-21 has been tested a lot. The only problem, the MC-21 does not have winglets.

Russians are not suffering. Sanctions do little. They're manufacturing their own goods. Employment is high.

The 8 off that have been built for flight test have Pratt & Whitney engines and British built wheels, brakes and braking system. This means the aircraft will need to be redesigned as it will not met the specification it current has for its type approval. So far the changes have left the aircraft over weight, under powered and it can't meet its flight ceiling.

Great looking aircraft, very modern looking, if it can ever join the world fleets it should give Airbus and Boeing a real challenge, I wish them luck with this aircraft, it's just too bad Putin started a war.

It's a flagship product so I don't expect the market to boom 💥 immediately. The sanctions caused Russia to do alot locally. So I believe that the plane needs to work on local Russian routes for awhile before it breaks into the international market even by friendly countries but recall that considering Russians landmass they'll definitely have a ton of flights to give the plane credibility.. if they can archive that.. then considering it's price..which is way cheaper than Boeing & Airbus. They could get a market in China & friendly countries expecially those limited by sanctions too