The Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) is working on the first fuselage of the TVRS-44 "Ladoga" regional turboprop aircraft. In early March, it was brought from the Samara "Aviakor" plant to UZGA.
In the new workshop, specialists will assemble the first flight prototype of the aircraft. The aircraft will be equipped with functional units and systems. The next step after assembly is ground and flight tests.
Flight test prototypes of the TVRS-44 will be equipped with TV7-117ST-02 engines developed by UEC-Klimov — they will undergo certification tests as part of the "Ladoga" aircraft. In total, more than 1000 flights are planned as part of the flight tests. The flight test plan for the TVRS-44 has been developed and agreed with "FSUE GosNII GA".
In 2025, it is planned to manufacture another fuselage — it will be used for static tests. The development of the TVRS-44 "Ladoga" has been underway since 2021, and the completion of the assembly of the first prototype is scheduled for December 2025. By world standards, this is a normal timeframe from the start of the project for flight tests.
The TVRS-44 "Ladoga" is a twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed to carry up to 44 passengers in the regions. The "Ladoga" is being created to replace the outdated fleet of Soviet An-24/26 and Yak-40 aircraft.
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