MRJ starts low speed taxiing tests

 

 

Nagoya, Japan – Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) started low speed taxiing tests June 8, 2015, with the first flight test aircraft of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) at the Nagoya Airport, Toyoyama-cho, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. 

 

The current taxiing tests will be performed to confirm braking at low speeds and direction control steering. The MRJ is a family of 70- to 90-seat next-generation regional jets under development by Mitsubishi Aircraft. The MRJ will offer higher fuel efficiency combined with reductions in noise and emissions, and also provide spacious cabin comfort. Orders have already been received for 407 aircraft of the MRJ (223 firm), and the MRJ’s rollout ceremony was held in October 2014. Mitsubishi Aircraft and MHI are fully collaborating in close partnership on operations such as ground testing and preparation for transition towards inauguration of the MRJ’s manufacture. The first flight is scheduled for September or October of this year.