In the fall of 2023 at the Aramil airfield in the Sverdlovsk region, the Ural Civil Aviation Plant’s (UZGA) UTS-800 trainer aircraft made its maiden flight after completing ground practice, runway runs and approaches.
The UZGA press service reported that the aircraft was piloted by the plant’s chief pilot Alexey Yazynin, the flight task was fulfilled in full, all systems of the aircraft worked without failures, in normal mode.
“After the successful first flight, the flight tests of the UTS-800 continued according to schedule. A series of flights with landing gear and flaps retracted were performed. The aircraft proved to be a stable and well controlled machine. In the next flights under the program we will gradually remove restrictions, check the equipment and systems, and confirm the flight characteristics,” commented Dmitry Tinyakov, the chief designer of the UTS-800, to the Russian Aviation website.
The UTS-800 was developed by the Ural Civil Aviation Plant for the Russian Air and Space Forces. The aircraft is designed to train fighter and bomber pilots and is equipped with modern equipment, including a digital flight control system and a multifunctional display.
The UTS-800 is currently powered by a General Electric H80 engine. It is planned that the aircraft will receive a VK-800SM turboprop engine. Certification of the propulsion system is expected at the end of 2024, the aircraft – in 2025.
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