Ground tests of the Ansat helicopter with a domestic engine are ongoing. This was announced by the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Currently, specialists are conducting ground tests of the rotorcraft with new domestic VK-650V engines, and systems are being debugged for the next stages of testing — hovering and moving near the ground to ensure the first flight.
After completing all types of necessary tests and undergoing the appropriate procedures at Rosaviatsia, it is planned to certify the updated Ansat in an import-substituted form.
The department emphasized that all foreign components of the control system and autopilot have been replaced with domestic ones on the Ansat helicopter, and the import-substituted Ansat certified at the end of 2022 modernized version of the rotorcraft became the base for the import-substituted "Ansat".
The import-substituted Ansat will increase the flight range from 505 km to 660 km, will receive an autopilot, new avionics equipment, and a modernized ventilation and heating system. Also, domestic LED lighting equipment was installed on the updated Ansat.
Earlier, Rostec refuted rumors on the Web about the suspension of operation of Ansat helicopters, stating that there are no objective prerequisites for this.
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