Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 FTV10 Completes Maiden Flight

The first Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 in final certifiable baseline configuration, completed its maiden flight earlier this week.

Flight Test Vehicle 10 (FTV10) took off at 14:53 (JST) from the Prefectural Nagoya Airport in Japan and conducted basic aircraft performance tests over the Pacific Ocean.

After approximately two hours of flight, the aircraft returned to Nagoya at 16:40 (JST).

The test pilots were Hiroyoshi Takase and Akira Udagawa.

With the completion of FTV10’s first flight, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation will enter the final phase of certification flight testing for the SpaceJet M90, the first commercial jet manufactured in Japan.

“This flight marks the start of certification flight testing for the first SpaceJet M90 in final, certifiable configuration,” said Alex Bellamy, Mitsubishi Aircraft’s Chief Development Officer. “We are all proud of this latest accomplishment, which reflects the hard work of a dedicated team, the culmination of an organizational transformation and all of the engineering changes made since 2016. We look forward to continuing our progress toward commercial certification of the M90 program.”

In the coming weeks Mitsubishi Aircraft will continue flight tests on FTV10 in Nagoya, as well as prepare for the ferry flight to Moses Lake Flight Test Center (MFC) to join the remainder of the Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 test fleet for the final phase of type certification flight test.

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