Image © UEC Press Service Gas turbine engine (GTE) blades are a critical component of aircraft power plants. As Soviet engine designer Nikolai Kuznetsov noted, emphasizing their importance, “An engine […]
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Category: Engines
APD-520: An Innovative Reverse Engineering Approach to Light Aviation Engines
APD-520 piston aircraft engine / Photo © Ladislav Karpov, TASS In the summer of 2025, S7 Group plans to undertake a series of tests on its new APD-520 “Leader” piston […]
PS-90 Took 12 Years, PD-14 – Ten. Engine for “Superjet” PD-8 Created in Six Years
Image by © UAC Press Service The creation of the PD-8 engine was a response to several challenges faced by the Russian aviation industry in the second half of the […]
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Friction Welding: Critical Technologies in Domestic Aero Engine Manufacturing
Image by © UEC Press Service Friction welding (FRW) is a cutting-edge technology for joining dissimilar materials that cannot be joined using conventional fusion welding techniques. The method relies on […]
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Russian Government Allocates Over 14 Billion Roubles for Further Modernisation of the PD-14 Engine
Image by © UEC As part of the state programme for the development of the aviation industry, the modernisation of the PD-14 engine continues. The Ministry of Industry and Trade […]
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Why Turbine Blades Are Key to the Aero Engine Efficiency Race
Photo by © UEC Gas turbine engine blades are among the most technologically advanced and challenging components to manufacture. Their creation demands the utmost precision, utilising cutting-edge materials and technologies. […]
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“Yakovlev” Receives Additional PD-8 Engines for SJ-100 Certification
Image by © UEC Press Service Two new PD-8 engines have been manufactured at the UEC-Saturn engine-building plant in Rybinsk and delivered to PJSC “Yakovlev” for the final stage of […]
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Bench tests using the “Electronic Bird” rig helped reduce the development timeline of the PD-8 engine
Image by © UAC Press Service The first flight of the SJ-100 powered by PD-8 engines took place on 17 March 2025. This milestone was achieved through the coordinated efforts […]
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Novel Blade Treatment Methods Enhance Aeroengine Reliability
Photo by © UEC Over 47,000 passenger aircraft worldwide, and approximately 1,500 in Russia, take to the skies thanks to gas turbine engines. A critical component within their design is […]
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The ODK-Klimov VK-650V Turboshaft Engine Took Five Years to Develop
Image by © UEC Press Service Developing an aero engine is a complex and lengthy process, typically taking around ten years. For instance, the PD-14 engine for the MC-21-310 aircraft […]
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