Photo by © Rostec press service United Engine Corporation (UEC) specialists have developed new repair methods for SaM146 engines powering SSJ100 regional jets. These initiatives follow the suspension of maintenance […]
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Category: Engines
UEC-Aviadvigatel Advances to Second Phase of PD-35 Engine Demonstrator Testing
First Phase of PD-35 Testing / Photo: © Screenshot from Rostec Group’s video presentation The United Engine Corporation (UEC)-Aviadvigatel has commenced the second phase of ground testing for its PD-35 […]
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PD-35: A Technological Platform for a New Generation of High-Thrust Turbofan Engines
PD-35 engine fan / Photo © UEC (United Engine Corporation) Modern high-thrust turbofan engines define the capabilities of a nation’s aerospace industry. For Russia, developing a domestic family of such […]
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Samara’s Focus: How President Putin’s Visit to ODK-Kuznetsov Shapes the Future of Russian Gas Turbine Engine Manufacturing
President Putin’s Visit to ODK-Kuznetsov Facility / Photo: © Kristina Kormilitsyna, MIA “Russia Today” PJSC ODK-Kuznetsov, located in Samara, stands as one of Russia’s leading centers for aircraft engine manufacturing. […]
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Ansat Helicopter Completes First Flight with Domestic VK-650V Turboshaft Engine
Image © Russian Helicopters Press Office The Ansat light multipurpose helicopter, equipped with VK-650V turboshaft engines developed by UEC-Klimov (Russia), has successfully completed its maiden flight. The test was conducted […]
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New PD-26 Aircraft Engine for Advanced Wide-Body Aircraft Based on PD-35 Core
© UAC / PS-90A1 engines Engineers at UEC-Aviadvigatel (Perm, Russia) are developing a new 26-tonne-thrust-class engine for next-generation transport aircraft, according to First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, as reported […]
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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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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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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 […]
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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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