Russia has no need to redesign MC-21’s wing after imports substitution
Russia won’t have to redesign the wing of the MC-21 airliner after the substitution of US composite materials by domestic components, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Friday.
"Necessary measures have been taken so that we can substitute all imported [composite] materials and produce domestic final samples, which have already confirmed their basic characteristics and this allows us to expect, and we are already convinced in this, that the redesigning of the wing won’t be required," the vice-premier said after his visit to the Alabuga special economic zone in the Volga area.
It is not a secret for anyone that the US suppliers have refused to supply materials to Russia for the production of the MC-21 airliner’s composite wing," Borisov said.
"But this has not impaired our wish and possibilities to complete this project on time," the vice-premier stressed.
Russia expects to complete the certification of the MC-21 airliner in 2020 and arrange its serial production from 2021, the vice-premier said.
"We expect that the plane will remain competitive in 2021. If we succeed doing everything on time, it [the airliner] will have a happy life in accordance with our plans," the vice-premier said.
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"Necessary measures have been taken so that we can substitute all imported [composite] materials and produce domestic final samples, which have already confirmed their basic characteristics and this allows us to expect, and we are already convinced in this, that the redesigning of the wing won’t be required," the vice-premier said after his visit to the Alabuga special economic zone in the Volga area.
It is not a secret for anyone that the US suppliers have refused to supply materials to Russia for the production of the MC-21 airliner’s composite wing," Borisov said.
"But this has not impaired our wish and possibilities to complete this project on time," the vice-premier stressed.
Russia expects to complete the certification of the MC-21 airliner in 2020 and arrange its serial production from 2021, the vice-premier said.
"We expect that the plane will remain competitive in 2021. If we succeed doing everything on time, it [the airliner] will have a happy life in accordance with our plans," the vice-premier said.
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