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Russia Says Its New Commercial Airliner Is as Good as Any Boeing or Airbus
Popular Mechanics ^ | June 9, 2016 | David Grossman

Posted on 06/13/2016 11:44:28 AM PDT by C19fan

The Russian government is getting into the business of commercial planes. The Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which is majority owned by the government, has just unveiled the MC-21 300, which it boasts will be a rival to the best planes coming out of commercial aerospace, like the Airbus A320neo and the Boeing 737Max.

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TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: 787; a380; aeroflot; airbus; boeing; crashski; planes; russia
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No thanks Ivan.
1 posted on 06/13/2016 11:44:28 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

It doesn’t even have winglets. It looks like something from the 80s.


2 posted on 06/13/2016 11:49:00 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: C19fan
Russian parts... All Made in Tiawan!!!


3 posted on 06/13/2016 11:49:22 AM PDT by GraceG (Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
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To: C19fan

Airbus maybe. LMAO.


4 posted on 06/13/2016 11:57:12 AM PDT by Snowybear
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To: AlaskaErik

Looks a little like a miniature 787 DreamLiner.


5 posted on 06/13/2016 11:58:22 AM PDT by beelzepug (For English press #1; for Spanish, learn English and press #1)
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To: C19fan

757-200 with the wings moved up slightly on the fuselage. Slightly shorter with a slightly narrower wingspan.


6 posted on 06/13/2016 12:01:27 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: C19fan

“...like a big Tylenol”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDtVP6R6C0g


7 posted on 06/13/2016 12:03:24 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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8 posted on 06/13/2016 12:06:34 PM PDT by BushCountry (Studies show that one out of three Liberals are as stupid as the other two.)
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To: C19fan

The reciprocating diesel engines are a dead giveaway.


9 posted on 06/13/2016 12:13:27 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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Is it as good as their hockey team?

That was supposed to be a winner as well.


10 posted on 06/13/2016 12:14:32 PM PDT by Peter ODonnell (Trump vs Clinton -- call it off, mercy rule, no contest)
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To: C19fan

LOL

It flies better with a little vodka added to the tank.


11 posted on 06/13/2016 12:14:49 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: headstamp 2

The old T2 12 cylinder reciprocators were great in T34 tanks.


12 posted on 06/13/2016 12:29:18 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: Rome2000

Is solid comfort in first class, comrade, seats are covered in 100% Slobovian Shtoonk.


13 posted on 06/13/2016 12:30:14 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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The plane has Russian-built turbofans...

What engines does it have then? Aren't Turmansky's still banned in the EU because of their noise?

14 posted on 06/13/2016 12:33:49 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: BushCountry

What will it do that an A-320 or 737-800 won’t?


15 posted on 06/13/2016 12:43:30 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: BushCountry

What will it do that an A-320 or 737-800 won’t?


16 posted on 06/13/2016 12:43:30 PM PDT by onedoug
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“What will it do that an A-320 or 737-800 won’t”

Take you all the way to the crash site.

Wait, what?


17 posted on 06/13/2016 12:59:18 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Her name is no longer is Hillary. It's Hilarity.)
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To: libstripper

Didn’t they have them in one of their bombers during WW2?


18 posted on 06/13/2016 12:59:35 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: AlaskaErik

Winglets add efficiency on longer flights, and reduce it on shorter ones.

So we have the almost same model plane with and without winglets depending on which distance route it is expected to fly


19 posted on 06/13/2016 1:05:52 PM PDT by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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To: C19fan

I’m not flying in Russia. If their planes fly, they might get you there safe, crash, or get blown out of the sky.

Hey, that’s just me.

5.56mm


20 posted on 06/13/2016 1:12:02 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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