MC-21: Inside Russia's Quest to Build Its Own Boeing-737

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Exclusive report from an aviation plant in Siberia where Russia is attempting to develop its first completely home-grown airliner since Soviet times. But can the MC-21 truly take to the skies without any Western components?

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[AceChina]

Lots of Russian tourists here in Sanya, China. So many in fact that even some of the locals are speaking Russian, serving Russian food, installing Russian signs and playing Russian music in the shops. 😅

[sergeymas]

На самом деле проблема куда глубже. Сначала планировали 2 двигателя ставить: Пратт Уитни и ПД-14. После 14 года Пратт Уитни перестали поставлять свои движки, а ПД-14 был еще не готов. Потом, когда с движками уже разобрались, Японцы запретили поставки армирующих волокон для композитного крыла. Пришлось самим разрабатывать их и выстраивать производство и заново проводить все испытания крыла. Дальше, когда уже и с движками и с крылом разобрались, наступил 22 год и запретили уже всю электронику. Так по ступенькам и откладывали выход МС-21. И вот после первого запрета уже надо было понять, что ни на кого полагаться нельзя и нужно все делать самим, но у нас, к сожалению, решали, что незачем вкладываться в собственные разработки, если все можно было купить и это было дешевле, чем разрабатывать с нуля. Такая же логика, как с лизингом самолета, мол зачем разрабатывать свой за дорого, если можно взять в лизинг дешевле. С Суперджетом та же логика: его разрабатывали на базе западных компонентов, а щас также перестраивают все производство уже на нашу компонентную базу.

[MDSR]

Finally a video on Russia's MC 21 thanks Real Reporter for making this video

[GoodFella-xwyx]

Great video!I am glad that you were able to obtain permission to film the facility!

[evilleader]

I think Russia is one of the few countries on earth that has the resources and an educated population to rise to such tasks. Be proud of your country, necessity is the mother of inventions and you guys got pretty smart people living there ❤

[jesstexas]

In the long run, this plane will benefit russia a lot.
1. Russia will be able to sell these to african and asian countries under sanctions as well. If they cant get a hold of Boeing or Airbus, then this is a great option.
2. Pride. It just shows that russia has smart people, not just buying everything from abroad.
3. The mc 21, shes beautiful

Edit: just because there's tons of problems right now, it doesn't mean it would be a good aircraft. Look at the sukhoi superjet. Very problematic at first but now, it's extremely reliable. Same for other aircraft that first started out but later became reliable. Both Western and Soviet aircraft. Like the Il 86, later became the Il 96 and now it's reliable. Or like the Tu 204. Not as "good" as western Aircraft but now reliable and safe like the west. It takes time to develop aircraft and thousands of man hours of engineering

[xalekcey]

A unique case in the world of aviation. The Russians are the only ones in the world who have managed to create an aircraft completely of their own production on a full cycle. And it is incorrect to compare the production of aircraft in the USSR and in modern Russia. The USSR is 350 million people, a huge market and close cooperative chains. Russia is only a small part of the production infrastructure of the USSR. Therefore, it is quite correct to say that the aviation industry in Russia starts from scratch.

[celeridad]

I feel like this is one of the best journalists to cover Russian issues in English or just at all. I really like your videos, keep it up and I hope you grow! We all need the income

[alexeyshevchenko]

Уважаемые люди, кто причастен к этому самолету и другим российским авиационным проектам, Вы наша гордость, люди с замиранием ждут и верят, борясь со скептиками, пожалуйста сделайте серийный выпуск, это очень нужно для страны и народа России, чтобы поверить в себя! Дай вам бог всего!

[Sovoko]

Boing is full of maintenance issues, two US engineers suddenly died who exposed boing 800+ safety problems, particularly one you are flying with 😂

[nbofxyy]

То Русијо, дивим се вашем народу, за све сте способни, љуби вас и воли Србин из Републике Српске, надам се убрзом пресељењу у Русију 🇷🇸❤️🇷🇺

[cbhlde]

There is fresh footage from test flights - looks very impressive for a commercial airliner that size!

[henryeloopee]

African countries really need to learn survival skills and independence mentality from Russia.

[maksgarage]

Кто-то недавно заикнулся о безопасности в боинг. И внезапно умер. Привет свобода .

[kommepc]

Not all international flights from Russia are more expensive now. As an example flights to Australia are even cheaper than they were in 2021. 3 years after the price is about 20% less if you flight through China (China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines). That’s compared to similar flights through China as well. When compared to Singapore airlines or Middle East (Emirates Airlines, Qatar) the current discount is even more.

[eniflfi]

I hope it won't be Boeing replacement in terms of reliability :)

[bredoom]

Suggestion: make a video about Russia's semi-conductor industry, like visiting their factories, exploring and maybe interviewing people there

[SolomonSamson]

As a pilot of Boeing jets, I sadly agree the US civil aircraft industry is in a bad state. That being said, the MS-21 was supposed to use the Pratt and Whitney Geared turbofan. One area that Russia has never been able to compete with American aircraft is the quality and longevity of aircraft engines. I’m interested to see what happens going forward. Of course I wish success to every civil aviation manufacturer, Boeing, airbus, and yes even Yakovlev! When quality products hit the market, everybody benefits.

[takoto]

Greetings from Serbia!❤
I am very glad Russia has managed to successfully sustain sanctions, including sanctions against the aviation industry. I read 105 million passengers flew in Russia in 2023, inlcuding 22 million on international routes. 👍I travelled to Russia in September 2023: I flew from SBP to Moscow, and I choose to fly by a Superjet-100 from Rossiya Airlines, but unfortunately, they changed the plane to A319. 🙁 I guess because it is a bigger aircraft and the number of passangers on that particular flight was higher than expected. Everything looks as usual on airports Pulkovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo, I can confirm it.