The Mitsubishi Regional Jet has already completed a
few taxi tests and recieved an approval from the Japanese
transport ministry to complete it's first flight on
the 9th of november (Monday). However, this isn't the original date of the
first flight. The plane was suppost to complete it by the end of october, but
the plans were changed by the later mentioned issue with rudder pedals.
Mitsubishi has simulated “normal and abnormal scenarios”
and that no issues have been found. Currently, during taxi tests only one,
small problemn with the rudder pedals. When the rudder pedals are under extreme
condition, there was “interference to the linkage mechanism of the rudder
pedal”. In mid 2016 the first MRJ-90 is going to be flown to the US
for additional test flights.
About the Mitsubish Regional Jet
The Mitsubishi Regional jet is
Japan's first airliner after the NAMC YS-11 from the 1960s, designed by
Mitubishi Aircraft Corporation (ironically, it's its first aircraft). The plane
has a range comperable to the ERJ-19x series aircraft, with similar seat number
and performance. The MRJ is slightly cheaper, but more expensive than the
Russian alternative-the Sukhoi Superjet.Currently 223 have been ordered, 150 by
leasing companies.
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