Photo: © Aviation of Russian In 2024, the Central Research Institute of Automation and Hydraulics (TsNIIAG), in partnership with Project-Technika JSC, completed the development of Russia’s first domestically manufactured passenger […]
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Intelligent Power Supply System for the MC-21 Aircraft and Its Automatic Reconfiguration Capabilities
Image © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder factory newspaper The MC-21 is a next-generation, narrow-body commercial airliner, distinguished by several technological innovations, including its advanced electrical power supply system (EPS). […]
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Klimov Develops 400 kW Turbogenerator Based on VK-650V Helicopter Engine for Hybrid UAVs
Image © UEC Press Service United Engine Corporation’s Klimov facility has developed a 400 kW turbogenerator, weighing 200 kg, based on the VK-650V turboshaft engine. This new domestically produced system […]
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Fully Localized MC-21 Undergoes Acceptance Testing Ahead of Maiden Flight
Image © UAC Press Service Acceptance testing has begun on the prototype MC-21 aircraft bearing tail number 73057 (factory code MC.0013) at the final assembly plant of the Irkutsk Aviation […]
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Yelizovo Airport Maintains Normal Operations Following Major Earthquake
Photo © Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise press service On July 30, 2025, at 11:24 AM local time (7:24 PM EDT July 29 / 4:24 PM PDT July 29), a magnitude 8.7 […]
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Regional Airlines Receive Ten Mi-8MTV-1 Helicopters
Photo © Rostec State Corporation press service Under a contract between Russian Helicopters Holding and the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK), five regional airlines have taken delivery of ten Mi-8MTV-1 […]
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MIPT Advances Ion Implantation Technology for Corrosion Protection of Aerospace Steels
Illustration generated by neural network / © Russian Aviation Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have developed an advanced method for protecting VNS-5 (internationally known as […]
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Flutter Testing of the MC-21 Aircraft: Methodology and Results
Image by © UAC Press Service Flutter testing of the MC-21 aircraft is an integral part of the comprehensive certification program. These tests are designed to confirm the absence of […]
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Planned Commencement of PD-8 Engine Deliveries Announced by Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade
Photo by © Notes of Aircraft Builders TG-channel During a government meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin, Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, reported that […]
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Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Announces Launch of Il-114-300 Deliveries
Photo by © UEC Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, has announced that deliveries of the production Il-114-300 regional turboprop aircraft are scheduled to begin […]
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