Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia’s Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) has started a 150-hour certification test campaign for the VK-800 turboprop engine, a key component of the country’s […]
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Russia Targets Full PD-8 Engine Life by End-2027
Image by © UAC Press Service Russia expects the domestically developed PD-8 turbofan to achieve its target service life by the end of 2027, according to the Ministry of Industry […]
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SJ-100 Certification Timeline Revised to Late 2026-Q1 2027
SJ-100, aircraft s/n 97004 / Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has revised the expected timeline for type certification of the SJ-100 […]
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PD-8 Turbofan Completes Type Certification as Russia Advances Indigenous Regional Engine Programme
Image © UAC Press Service Russia’s aviation regulator has issued a type certificate for the PD-8 turbofan developed by United Engine Corporation, formally closing its certification campaign and clearing the […]
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Russia Certifies Il-114-300 Regional Turboprop
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has granted type certification to the Il-114-300, clearing the regional turboprop for commercial service and marking a key […]
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Russia Begins Certification Review Of PD-8 Engine For SJ-100
Image credit © UAC Press Service Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has started reviewing certification materials for the PD-8 turbofan engine, marking another step toward approval of the SJ-100 regional […]
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Russian Il-114-300 Completes Arctic Test Campaign Ahead Of Certification
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia has completed another phase of certification testing for the Il-114-300 regional turboprop, with the aircraft conducting Arctic flights near the North Pole as […]
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ODK Completes PD-8 Turbofan Certification Trials
Photo credit © UEC Press Service Russia’s United Engine Corporation (ODK) has completed certification testing of its PD-8 turbofan engine, the company said, marking a key step toward type certification […]
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Mi-171A3 Completes Cold-Weather Trials at Temperatures Down to −50°C
Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter / Image credit © Russian Helicopters holding The import-substituted Mi-171A3 helicopter has completed additional cold-weather trials at Yakutsk Airport and the Khomustakh test site in Eastern Siberia, […]
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MC-21, SJ-100 and Il-114-300 Complete Natural Icing Certification Flight Tests
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Additional certification flight tests of the MC-21 (tail number 73057), SJ-100 (97023) and Il-114-300 (54115) in natural icing conditions have been completed in Russia’s […]
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