Photo © UAC Press Service On July 10, 2025, the second prototype Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) equipped with Russian-made PD-8 turbofan engines (tail number 97012, serial number 95157) completed a […]
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Photo © UAC Press Service On July 10, 2025, the second prototype Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) equipped with Russian-made PD-8 turbofan engines (tail number 97012, serial number 95157) completed a […]
Read moreImage © 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 […]
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 […]
Read moreImage by © UAC Press Service Certification testing of the SJ-100 aircraft has commenced at Dzyomgi Aerodrome, part of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant. Flight operations are being conducted by aircraft […]
Read moreImage 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 […]
Read moreImage by © UAC Press Service As part of the import substitution programme, work continues on the certification of the SJ-100 aircraft and the PD-8 engine. The Minister of Industry […]
Read moreImage by © UAC Press Service Certification of the Il-114-300 aircraft, powered by the TV7-117ST-01 engines, is set to be completed by the end of this year. This was announced […]
Read moreImage by © UAC Press Service The prototype Superjet 100, bearing tail number 97012, has completed another flight as part of its factory acceptance test programme, reaching an altitude of […]
Read moreImage 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 […]
Read moreImage 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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