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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Category: Engines
UEC Announces Readiness to Begin Serial Production of PD-8 Engines
PD-8 Engine on Test Stand in Poluevo / UEC Video Footage United Engine Corporation (UEC) has finalized preparations and is fully prepared to begin serial production of the PD-8 turbofan […]
SibNIA Begins Flight Testing of VK-800SM Engine Using Flying Testbed
Photo by © UZGA press service On July 14, at the S.A. Chaplygin Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute (SibNIA) in Novosibirsk, the Yak-40LL flying testbed (registration 87251) completed its first flight […]
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VK-800SM Engine Installed on Yak-40LL Flying Testbed at SibNIA
Image © SibNIA Press Service The Siberian Research Institute of Aviation named after S.A. Chaplygin (SibNIA) has completed the installation and commissioning of the VK-800SM turboprop engine at its Yeltsovka […]
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Hybrid Machining Centers Enable Single-Cycle Production of PD-8 Turbine Blades
Image © UEC Press Service ODK-Saturn, an aerospace manufacturer based in Rybinsk, has begun producing turbine blades for the PD-8 engine using domestically developed hybrid machining centers. These machines, designed […]
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PD-8 Engines Power Experimental SJ-100 Flight from the Russian Far East to Moscow Region
Photo © UAC Press Service The experimental Superjet 100 (aircraft number 97023, serial number 97003), equipped with fully localized systems and Russian-made PD-8 engines developed by the United Engine Corporation […]
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Made in Russia: A Complete Turbine Blade Production Cycle Ensures Technological Independence for Aircraft Engine Manufacturing
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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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 […]
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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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