Russian aircraft will be able to MS-21 will be removed in series only with the domestic PD-14 engine. This was announced on the broadcast of the TV channel on Thursday, March 31, by Yuri Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. “Russia 24”.
At the same time, he added that mass production of the MS-21 will change after a year or two.
“We relied on the supply of Pratt & Whitney engines, which will no longer be available. These serial volumes that we have planned must now be completely and completely replaced by the domestic PD-14 engine,” explained the official, adding that the shift in mass production of the MS-21 “will be filled with the existing mass production organization. models – specifically the Tu-214″ .
regional aviation aircraft
Borisov also said that work on mass production of Baikal, L-410, Ladoga and Il-114 regional aviation aircraft will be accelerated.
“Instructions were given to complete the development of regional aviation aircraft and put them into mass production at an accelerated pace. I mean Baikal, L-410, Ladoga – this is the aircraft, which now received the new designation L-610 and Il-114, ”said him.
Deputy Prime Minister noted that a unique opportunity has opened for Russian aircraft manufacturers to increase domestic aircraft production.
“And I think, taking into account the experience of all recent events, it is necessary to draw conclusions, which now means greatly increasing the number of domestic aircraft, changing this ratio and no longer returning to this situation. In fact, the Soviet Union, as you know, always flew purely domestic planes, and this practice needs to be returned, ”the statement said.
The difficult fate of the MS-21
The MS-21 is a medium-haul civil aircraft with a capacity of 163 to 211 passengers. It has been developed by the Irkut company for more than 10 years and has previously received 175 orders from Aeroflot and Red Wings. “Kommersan”.
The active phase of work on the MS-21 has been going on since the late 2000s. Terms of commercial commissioning were repeatedly delayed – initially this was planned to happen in 2016, recalls RBC.
In January 2019, it was learned that the supply of imported materials for the MS-21 wing was stopped. As a result, Russian composites for the MS-21 were developed by Rosatom with the participation of scientists from Moscow State University and experts from the aerospace industry. And the company Umatex began to produce carbon materials for creating the wing, mechanization elements and tail of the MS-21.
The aircraft, which received the basic type certificate at the end of 2021, made its first flight with the Russian composite wing in December.
Initially, United Aircraft Corporation planned to produce six aircraft this year. The aircraft, which will be delivered to customers with French PW-1400 engines in the first place, was then expected to choose between PW and Russian PD-14. But French engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney refused to cooperate with Russia after it began a special operation in Ukraine.
The MS-21 aircraft with PD-14 engines is currently being tested.
As the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov reported, UAC will supply the customer with two serial MS-21 aircraft by the end of this year.