SJ-100 aircraft with Russian PD-8 engines made its first flight

A prototype aircraft "Superjet" (SJ-100) with Russian engines PD-8 made the first flight, according to Rostec.

SJ-100 aircraft with Russian PD-8 engines made its first flight

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A prototype aircraft "Superjet" (SJ-100) with Russian engines PD-8 made the first flight, according to Rostec.

The flight took place in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Thus, on March 16, flight tests of PD-8 on the Superjet began, Rostec notes. The flight lasted almost 40 minutes, the aircraft reached a speed of 500 km / h and rose to an altitude of 3000 m. The crew commander reported after landing that the flight mission was completed. For the first flight on Russian engines, a prototype SJ-100 with factory number 95157 was prepared, produced in 2018. The new aircraft with PD-8 engines will begin certification flight tests in April, said the head of Rostec Sergey Chemezov. According to Rostec, the supply of components for It will double by 2028 and eight times for PD-14. The head of the Ministry of industry and trade Anton Alikhanov said that all PD-8 aircraft engine solved. PD-8 engines problem

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