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FLIG AVIA: This Russian NEW MC-21 Will Change The Aviation Industry! Here's Why


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Peter Burgess
This Russian NEW MC-21 Will Change The Aviation Industry! Here's Why FLIG AVIA Jul 19, 2024 9.78K subscribers ... 55,832 views ... 2.8K likes UNITED STATES This Russian NEW MC-21 Will Change The Aviation Industry! Here's Why
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:35 Evolution
  • 01:42 Features and specifications
  • 04:06 Challenges for MC-21
  • 05:41 MC-21 vs 737 Max
  • 07:51 Opportunity and potential market
This Russian NEW MC-21 Will Change The Aviation Industry! Here's Why

The Russian aviation market was significantly affected by Western sanctions following the conflict with Ukraine in 20 22. This led to difficulties for Russia in purchasing aircraft and essential components from the West. In retaliation, Russia has focused on the development and ramped up producing its domestic aircraft, culminating in the sleek, jet-powered MC 21. Positioned as a flagship rival to Boeing and Airbus, this aircraft has captured the curiosity and strong desire of Russian airlines.

So why they want this MC 21 for their fleet? How will Russian airlines exploit it? Let's find out in this episode!

This Russian NEW MC-21 Will Change The Aviation Industry! Here's Why

Evolution

Before diving into the reasons behind, let's explore the evolution of Russia's aviation industry. Historically, Russia relied heavily on Western countries for its aircraft and components, even for domestically produced planes. However, in 20 22, Western sanctions nearly cut off Russia from their economy, prompting Russia to pursue self-sufficiency across various sectors, including aviation.

This Russian NEW MC-21 Will Change The Aviation Industry! Here's Why

Even before these sanctions, Russia had been striving to develop its commercial aircraft for years. In 2007, the Yakovlev Design Bureau, part of the state-owned Rostec aviation group, embarked on a project to create a narrow-body aircraft aimed at replacing outdated Tupolev planes. Originally named Yak 2 42, it was later rebranded as the Yakovlev MS 21 after receiving domestic certification in 20 16.

Market as the MC 21 in the West, two versions of this aircraft were produced: the 200 variant and 300 variant. The MC 21 300 was unveiled on June 8, 20 16, in Siberia, marking a milestone as one of the first aircraft to utilize out-of-autoclave composite manufacturing technology for its wings.

Features and specifications

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Transcript
  • Intro
  • 0:00
  • the Russian Aviation Market was
  • significantly affected by Western
  • sanctions following the conflict with
  • Ukraine in
  • 2022 this led to difficulties for Russia
  • in purchasing aircraft and essential
  • components from the West in retaliation
  • Russia has focused on the development
  • and ramped up producing its domestic
  • aircraft culminating in the Sleek jet
  • powered
  • mc21 positioned as a flagship rival to
  • Boeing and Airbus this aircraft has
  • captured the Curiosity and strong desire
  • of Russian Airlines so why they want
  • this mc21 for their Fleet how will
  • Russian Airlines exploit it let's find
  • out in this episode historically Russia
  • Evolution
  • relied heavily on Western countries for
  • its aircraft and components even for
  • domestically produced
  • planes however in 2022 Western sanctions
  • nearly cut off Russia from their economy
  • prompting Russia to pursue
  • self-sufficiency across various sectors
  • including Aviation even before these
  • sanctions Russia had been striving to
  • develop its commercial aircraft for
  • years in 200 7 the yakovlev design

  • 1:01
  • Bureau part of the state-owned rostic
  • Aviation Group embarked on a project to
  • create a narrowbody aircraft aimed at
  • replacing outdated tupv planes
  • originally named Yak 242 it was later
  • rebranded as the yakovlev ms-21 after
  • receiving domestic certification in
  • 2016 Market as the mc21 in the west two
  • versions of this aircraft were produced
  • the 200 variant and 300 variant the MC
  • 213 300 was unveiled on June 8th 2016 in
  • Siberia marking a milestone as one of
  • the first aircraft to utilize out of
  • autoclave composite manufacturing
  • technology for its wings after Russia's
  • Features and specifications
  • and Ukraine's conflict both actions have
  • made it difficult to access important
  • Western suppliers and led to delays in
  • the aircraft's introduction nevertheless
  • Russia has continued to move forward
  • with its goal of Aviation Independence
  • President Vladimir Putin announced plans
  • to build at least 1,000 domestically

  • 2:01
  • produced aircraft by
  • 2030 to date over $10 billion has been
  • spent on the mc21 program however only a
  • few aircraft have been completed this
  • aircraft has a relatively large order
  • backlog of over 300 units primarily from
  • Russian Airlines but are these aircraft
  • really good to answer this question
  • let's take a look at its specifications
  • however before moving on to the next
  • section please help us reach 10K
  • subscribers by checking if you have
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  • mc21 aircraft is available in two
  • versions the smaller MC 21200 seating
  • between 132 and 165 passengers depending
  • on configuration and the larger MC 21300
  • which can accommodate between 163 and 21
  • passengers the 200 variant has a range
  • of approximately
  • 3,500 nautical miles positioning it to
  • compete with the Airbus a 319 Neo and
  • Boeing 737 Max x 7 meanwhile the 300

  • 3:02
  • variant offers a range of about 3,200
  • nautical miles aiming to rival the
  • Airbus a 320 and Boeing 737 max9 in the
  • mid-market segment the mc21 stands out
  • with its innovative Wing design a
  • crucial upgrade to compete with modern
  • Airbus and Boeing models in 2021 These
  • Wings were enhanced with Russian
  • produced polymer composits using
  • patented vacuum infusion technology
  • backed by a for billion Ruble investment
  • approximately $45
  • million composits now constitute 40% of
  • the mc21 airframe ensuring a strong and
  • lightweight structure regarding the
  • engines the aircraft was initially
  • equipped with Pratt and Whitney gtf
  • 1,400 G engines however due to Western
  • sanctions limiting access to these
  • engines rustc a Russian State
  • Corporation had to find domestic
  • Alternatives the replacement engine
  • shows was the pd14 turbofan engine

  • 4:02
  • produced by avad vatal which was first
  • received on January 20th 20 although
  • Challenges for MC-21
  • Russia has taken a bold step to flood
  • its Aviation Market with hundreds of
  • domestically produced aircraft by 2030
  • there are still emerging issues that
  • need to be addressed these are
  • significant challenges for this aircraft
  • firstly there's the issue of production
  • Russia and its Airlines still need to
  • find ways to maintain the safe operation
  • of their existing aircraft reports
  • indicate that due to the inability to
  • easily access parts for foreign aircraft
  • some Airlines have had to dismantle
  • important components from suspended
  • aircraft to replace those in active
  • aircraft this has led to dozens of
  • safety incidents and is likely to
  • continue as long as the sanctions
  • persist however there are also reports
  • that Russia has managed to import some
  • counterfeit components for the airlines
  • aircraft they've also had to use
  • loopholes to import critical Parts
  • through countries such as turkey the UAE
  • and Tajikistan which do not support
  • Western sanctions nevertheless this move

  • 5:01
  • has been very costly and is unlikely to
  • solve the current major problem secondly
  • another significant issue is the
  • certification of new aircraft like the
  • mc2300 it was denied European
  • certification on March 14th 2022 and
  • there is currently no indication that
  • 5:17
  • this decision will be reversed anytime
  • 5:18
  • soon especially while Russian military
  • 5:21
  • forces remain in Ukraine the lack of
  • 5:23
  • certification limits the aircraft's
  • 5:25
  • ability to operate in international
  • 5:27
  • markets further complicating Russia's
  • 5:29
  • efforts to become self-sufficient in the
  • 5:31
  • aviation industry if Russia can overcome
  • 5:34
  • these major challenges in producing the
  • 5:36
  • mc21 the aircraft could prove to be a
  • 5:39
  • strong competitor in the global Aviation
  • MC-21 vs 737 Max
  • 5:41
  • Market why say that to highlight this
  • 5:43
  • let's make a comparison a common
  • 5:45
  • comparison is between the Yakov mc21 and
  • 5:48
  • the Boeing 737 Max particularly the max
  • 5:51
  • 9 model recent incidents such as the
  • 5:53
  • Alaska Airlines Max 9 door latch
  • 5:56
  • incident on January 20th 24 have once
  • 5:58
  • again raised safety concerns regarding

  • 6:01
  • Boeing's Max aircraft series While most
  • of the grounded Boeing aircraft have
  • returned to service these events have
  • cast some doubt on the future of this
  • aircraft model the uncertain environment
  • surrounding the max 9 could provide an
  • 6:13
  • opportunity for the
  • 6:14
  • mc21 although Western Airlines May
  • 6:17
  • hesitate to include it in their fleets
  • 6:19
  • the aircraft could serve as a viable
  • 6:21
  • option for Airlines and other markets
  • 6:23
  • looking to expand their narrow body
  • 6:25
  • fleets another aspect that should be
  • 6:27
  • compared is cost the MC
  • 6:30
  • 21310 is reported to have a price of
  • 6:33
  • around $91 million significantly lower
  • 6:36
  • than the nearly $130 million price tag
  • 6:39
  • of the max 9 Additionally the CEO of
  • 6:42
  • rosc has indicated that Russian Airlines
  • 6:44
  • could purchase it for as little as $37
  • 6:47
  • million next When comparing cabin design
  • 6:50
  • the mc21 offers more cabin space than
  • 6:53
  • the max 9 a feature that while not
  • 6:55
  • decisive can add extra comfort for
  • 6:58
  • passengers and May influence the

    • 7:00
    • decisions of some Airlines although the
    • Boeing aircraft has more seats than the
    • mc21 with a maximum of 220 seats
    • compared to 21 seats for the Russian
    • aircraft both aircraft have similar
    • range capabilities typically around
    • 3,300 nautical miles although the max 9
    • can extend up to
    • 3,550 nautical miles under optimal
    • conditions this Russian aircraft stands
    • out with its clean modern design
    • particular particularly in its wing
    • structure which could influence future
    • aircraft designs across the industry
    • these advantages suggest that despite
    • the barriers the Russian aircraft has
    • the potential to make its outstanding
    • position in certain segments of the
    • global aircraft Market which aircraft do
    • you think is better comment number one
    • 7:47
    • if it's mc21 otherwise number two if you
    • 7:49
    • like 737 Max the mc21 is a potential
    • Opportunity and potential market
    • 7:53
    • aircraft it's true because it has many
    • 7:56
    • opportunities in both domestic and
    • 7:57
    • international markets current currently
    • 7:59
    • it has secured over 300 orders primarily
    • 8:02
    • from Russian Airlines with aeroflot
    • 8:04
    • leading the charge in 2022 aeroflot

    • 8:08
    • Russia's largest airline placed a
    • 8:10
    • substantial order for 339 domestic
    • 8:13
    • aircraft including 210 of the new
    • 8:16
    • generation yakovlev
    • 8:18
    • mc21 alongside other Russian models like
    • 8:21
    • the suco superjet ssj100 and tupv
    • 8:26
    • 214 valued at approximately $1 billion
    • 8:29
    • this order is set to double aeroflot's
    • 8:31
    • Fleet size and signifies a significant
    • 8:33
    • commitment to the mc21 which aeroflot
    • 8:36
    • plans to elevate as its Flagship
    • 8:38
    • aircraft by 2030 deliveries are
    • 8:41
    • scheduled to commence in the fourth
    • 8:42
    • quarter of
    • 8:44
    • 2024 aeroflot's order highlights a
    • 8:46
    • robust domestic market for this aircraft
    • 8:49
    • buoyed by significant government backing
    • 8:51
    • and Ambitions for Aviation
    • 8:52
    • self-sufficiency yet expanding this
    • 8:55
    • success globally will hinge on
    • 8:56
    • overcoming challenges casting some
    • 8:59
    • uncertainty on the MC 21's International

    • 9:01
    • prospects though it remains a compelling
    • 9:04
    • Topic in aviation arlat substantial
    • 9:07
    • order underscores their confidence in
    • 9:09
    • this new aircraft its future success
    • 9:11
    • will be closely watched particularly its
    • 9:13
    • performance with aeroflot time will tell
    • 9:16
    • how it unfolds the MC
    • 9:18
    • 21310 with a range of about 3,300
    • 9:21
    • nautical miles suits well for
    • 9:23
    • intra-european and Regional flights
    • 9:25
    • across Russia however its International
    • 9:28
    • reach May be constrained to neighboring
    • 9:31
    • countries without a longer range variant
    • 9:33
    • the 400 variant speculated to
    • 9:36
    • accommodate around 260 passengers and
    • 9:38
    • offer a range of nearly
    • 9:40
    • 5,500 nautical miles could enable
    • 9:44
    • transcontinental flights expanding the
    • 9:46
    • aircraft's market potential such
    • 9:48
    • enhancements would boost the appeal of
    • 9:50
    • the mc21 series globally positioning it
    • 9:53
    • for more direct competition with
    • 9:55
    • longrange aircraft from other major
    • 9:57
    • manufacturers Russian registered
    • 9:58
    • aircraft currently barred from entering

    • 10:00
    • the airspace of most western Nations but
    • can still operate over roughly 60% of
    • the world's land mass while non-russian
    • Airlines May tread cautiously due to
    • sanctions the mc21 offers Russian
    • carriers a notable chance to replace
    • Airbus and Boeing models viewed as
    • equally if not more efficient than its
    • Rivals It Is bolstered by significant
    • government subsidies with production
    • capacity constrained it appears every
    • Russian airline is eager to procure this
    • aircraft although Russia has taken a
    • bold step to flood its Aviation Market
    • with hundreds of domestically produced
    • aircraft by 2030 there are still
    • emerging issues that need to be
    • addressed these are significant
    • challenges for this aircraft what do you
    • think about this Russian aircraft in
    • your opinion what does Russia need to do
    • for this aircraft to better access
    • International markets please leave your
    • comments below thank you and see you
    • next time


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