Новые российские авиадвигатели ПД-8 установят на самолёты-амфибии Бе-200

So far, the SJ-100 has made its first flight with these power plants

The new Russian PD-8 engines will be installed on the Be-200 amphibious aircraft produced in Taganrog at TANTK named after Beriev. This was announced by the acting governor of the Rostov region, Yuri Slyusar.

The head of the region congratulated the United Aircraft Corporation on the first successful flight of the SJ-100 aircraft with domestic PD-8 engines. According to him, the creation of a new import-substituted version of the Superjet-100 aircraft with domestic engines is an important project for strengthening the country's technological sovereignty.

 Subsequently, the new Russian PD-8 engines are planned to be installed on Be-200 amphibious aircraft, which are produced in Taganrog.
Yuri Slyusar, acting head of the Rostov region

The first flight with PD-8 engines took place in Komsomolsk-on-Amur with a crew consisting of test pilots Igor Grevtsev, Dmitry Demenev, and flight operator Maxim Gryukanov. The plane was in the air for about 40 minutes, reaching an altitude of up to 3,000 m and a speed of 500 km/h.

Earlier www1.ru reported that the Superjet aircraft with PD-8 engines made its first flight.

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