The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a tender for research and development (R&D) to create the VK-1600S engine with a capacity of 1100-1450 hp for 3.38 billion rubles. The notification was posted on the government procurement portal.
Applications for the tender are possible until May 22, according to the procurement materials.
According to the description of the procurement, turboprop engines of this power are needed for small aircraft, which are not currently produced in Russia. The development is planned to be used on An-2 and TVS-2DTS aircraft.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Trutnev reported that the situation with the "Baikal" aircraft projecthad reached a dead end, and production is not expected. At the same time, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation noted that the effectiveness of the improvements to the light aircraft "Baikal" has been confirmed, thereforeresearch and development work on it will continue.
The LMS-901 "Baikal" light multipurpose aircraft was supposed to replace the Soviet An-2. It has nine seats. The cruising speed of the aircraft is up to 300 km/h, and the maximum flight range is 3,000 km.
Earlier,www1.ru reported thatRostec showed a detailed video of the "Superjet" flight with PD-8 at extreme speed.
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