Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation On March 12, 2026, the SJ-100 test aircraft (serial 97023) arrived at Talagi Airport in Arkhangelsk to commence a new phase of its flight […]
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Winter Certification Campaign for MC-21 and SJ-100 Concludes
Final approach of the MC-21 (tail number 73055) at Syktyvkar Airport in Russia’s Komi Republic / Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Yakovlev, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation […]
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PD-8 Engine Completes Extended High-Power Certification Tests
Photo credit © UEC Press Service The PD-8 turbofan successfully completed 150-hour certification tests at maximum operating conditions. The program was carried out by UEC-Saturn as part of the powerplant […]
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Russia Certifies Indigenous Flight Safety Systems to Replace Foreign Equipment on Aircraft and Helicopters
Photo by © Russian Helicopters press service Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has certified domestically developed flight safety systems designed to fully replace foreign-made counterparts installed on Russian aircraft […]
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PD-8 Engine Validates Fan Blade Containment in Rig Tests
Image © UEC Press Service The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has completed a key phase of engineering tests on the PD-8 engine, designed for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100). The […]
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Flight-Test Campaign for Second Import-Substituted MC-21 Aircraft Begins in Zhukovsky
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) The Yakovlev Flight Test and Development Center in Zhukovsky has launched the certification flight campaign for the second MC-21 test aircraft equipped with domestically […]
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Aerosila Receives Type Certificate for AV-112-114 Propeller for Il-114-300 Powerplant
Photo by © United Engine Corporation (UEC) Aerosila has received the type certificate for the AV-112-114 composite propeller designed for the TV7-117ST-01 turboprop engine of the Il-114-300 regional transport aircraft. […]
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PD-8 Engine Accumulates 4,000 Test Hours Ahead of Certification
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Prototype units of the PD-8 two‑spool turbofan have accumulated more than 4,000 hours of testing. That total was recorded under the engine’s […]
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Fully Russian-made Superjet Undergoes Wet Runway Certification Tests
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Specialists from PJSC Yakovlev and the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) conducted a series of certification tests for the SJ-100 aircraft (tail number […]
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Il-114-300 Begins Flight Certification Tests in Russia’s Altai Region
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The prototype Il-114-300 turboprop aircraft (tail number 54115) has begun flight certification testing in the Altai Republic, Russia. Gorno-Altaysk Airport has been […]
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