Mikhail Kovalchuk, head of the Kurchatov Institute of the National Research Center, said that the USA, where the Russian RD-180 rocket engines were supplied, could not determine the composition of the alloy from which they were made. It has been reported DEA News.
“Until now, the Americans have been buying our RD-180 rocket engines…we’ve been selling them for years. They disassemble it (engine. – socialbites.ca), collect it, disassemble it, assemble it, but they cannot make metal,” he said.
According to Kovalchuk, there are difficulties in creating alloys for production in the aircraft industry, so only a limited number of countries are able to produce engines for combat aircraft.
Earlier, the chief designer of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant, Sergey Vakushin, said that the first flight of the LMS-901 Baikal light multipurpose aircraft was made entirely with the Russian VK-800SM engine. it will include in the third quarter of 2024.
Prior to this, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that the first flight of the updated domestic aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) with Russian engines was made. planned for three months.