PD-26 Ghost Aircraft Engine: It Will Take More Than a Year to "Refine"

Aviation expert Gusarov: Currently, only a virtual model of the unit exists

The new promising PD-26 aircraft engine will not appear in the next 5-7 years. This was stated by aviation expert Roman Gusarov.

Aircraft engine model
Aircraft engine model
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According to him, today there is only a PD-35 technology demonstrator, not a PD-26. In fact, this is a physical or virtual model used to assess the production or technical feasibility, usefulness, and applicability of a particular technology, process, concept of the final system, or product being developed.

For the PD-26, work on the preliminary design based on the developed PD-35 gas generator has been completed. And only then will experimental design work begin, related to the creation of a model of the product, the manufacture and testing of technology demonstrators in real-world conditions. They may take more than a year.
Roman Gusarov, aviation expert

Gusarov added that the demonstrator only shows that such an engine can be created.

The final tests of the PD-26will be carried out on a flying laboratory. Currently, Il-76 aircraft are used for this, in which one of the four engines is replaced.

Earlierwww1.ru reported that the manufacturer of Be-200 amphibious aircraft will carry out a complete technical re-equipment: the sponsor has been revealed.

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2025-09-22 10:41:23 Maksim Borisov Aviation PD-26
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