A Russian-powered Superjet made its first flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

The aircraft, powered by a PD-8 engine, remained in the air for approximately 40 minutes. The aircraft reached a speed of 500 km / h and rose to a height 3000 meters The United Aircraft Corporation reported.

“The project is being implemented in a very tight timeframe by global aviation industry standards,” said Rostec’s CEO. Sergey Chemezov. "After 2022, the Superjet will essentially have to be rebuilt from scratch. The engine is one of the key elements of the import substitution program; it's the 'heart' of the aircraft."

According to aircraft designers, another aircraft, this one entirely Russian, with PD-8 engines, will join the flight tests in April.

"Why only 500 km/h?", "It's scary... For now, for the testers, and for the passengers after it enters service," "And then it will turn out that foreign-made parts were simply stamped with a Russian stamp," "I'll never fly on a Superjet again," Russians fear on social media.