Ural Civil Aviation Plant chief designer Sergey Vakushin said that the first flight of the LMS-901 Baikal light multipurpose aircraft, powered entirely by the Russian VK-800SM engine, will take place in the third quarter of 2024. He announced this at a briefing. TASS.
“The third quarter of 2024 will be the first flight as part of the LMS-901 prototype,” said Vakushin.
“Baikal” loyalty The first test flight, lasting approximately 25 minutes, at an altitude of 500 meters at Yekaterinburg airport on January 30, 2022. This aircraft is designed to replace the old An-2; Mass production of the LMS-901 is scheduled to begin in 2024.
According to the officials, this project will revitalize transportation in local airlines and solve transportation accessibility problems, especially in the Far East.