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Yakovlev MC-21-310 logs ~2,000nm range in operational configuration test flights

Yakovlev’s MC-21-310 has demonstrated a range of about 2,000nm (3,800km) during test flights using a payload that simulates a full passenger complement. The programme is described as supporting an initial delivery configuration and real-life operating conditions.

Discovered 2026-06-23T11:40:29.073499-07:00 | 2026-06-23T11:40:29.073499-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

Range performance is a gating factor for narrowbody route planning; the MC-21-310’s ~2,000nm figure (3,800km) matters for confirming its competitive fit in airline networks and deployment models.
The test approach—using payload “equivalent to a full passenger complement”—signals a move toward operationally representative delivery configuration validation, a key step toward reducing schedule and configuration risk ahead of potential customer commitments.
It follows the broader Russian civil-aircraft re-scaling efforts across programs like the MC-21 and related import-substituted passenger aircraft, as described in UAC kicks off Tu-214 deliveries.

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