Russia found strength in itself and not only retained all the necessary technologies, but also managed to jump to the “level of world standards”. me on this one telegram channel stated military expert blogger Yuri Podolyaka.
“The news today that the all-Russian wide-body passenger aircraft Il-96-400M made its maiden flight with all components manufactured in Russia gave me an idea, but the vast majority of Russian citizens did not even understand the meaning of this. from what happened,” He wrote.
According to him, today only three companies in the world produce wide-body aircraft with a cabin width over 5 meters.
“These are Russia’s Boeing, Airbus and UAC. In 5-10 years (if you’re lucky) China may be added to this elite trio, but by then it will definitely not have the modern aircraft engine that can lift such a giant into the air. The engine is the heart of the aircraft. And this is also its most high-tech unit, a structure that literally only a few countries can achieve today. “For example, jet engines for civil aviation can only be made independently by the USA, the UK and Russia,” he said.
He emphasized that even France, the owner of the SNECMA company, carries out all its developments for civil aircraft only in cooperation with the USA or Russia.
“Even China, which has gained industrial power in recent years, is completely dependent on foreign resources (and will continue to be so for a long time). “Therefore, if the West suddenly imposes sanctions on China similar to those on Russia, China will not be able to produce even a single aircraft,” he said.
Podolyaka noted that today, just like 40 years ago, only Russia does not allow Western countries to have a complete monopoly in this regard.
“That’s why they so frantically tried to strangle both our aircraft and engine industries. “This includes many years of attempts to sever all ties between Russia and Ukraine, and today these attempts have been crowned with complete success,” he concluded.