The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Anton Alikhanov, said that domestic PD-8 engines will be supplied for testing on import-substitute SJ-100 aircraft at the beginning of 2025. This was reported by TASS.
According to him, ground tests of the engine are currently underway. Alikhanov stressed that the aircraft is planned to start testing at the beginning of 2025.
Before that reportedIt was announced that deliveries of imported SJ-100 aircraft were postponed to 2026.
Yuri Slyusar, General Director of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in December 2023 reportedIt was stated that the first flight of the SJ-100 passenger plane with the domestic PD-8 engine will take place in early 2024.
Denis Manturov, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade reportedRussia plans to produce about twenty SJ-100 aircraft and six medium-range MS-21s by 2024.
Also last year and early 2024 Russian airlines purchased foreign lessors have 165 aircraft. According to the Cabinet of Ministers, the National Welfare Fund (NWF) allocated 300 billion rubles for these purposes, and the entire limit of this fund has been used.
Previously reportedHe said that Russia will restart production of the A-50 AWACS aircraft.
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Source: Gazeta
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