Having set a course for import substitution of civil aircraft, Russian aviation is experiencing not just another round of modernization, but a real "second wind." This means that the era of undivided domination of foreign "boards" in the sky is becoming a thing of the past, said Yuri Vasiliev, Director of the Stavropol branch of the Presidential Academy.
He recalled that the Tu-214 has already been certified, and the Il-114-300 is close to being put into serial production. The new MS-21 and SJ-100 will acquire domestic PD-14 and PD-8 engines.
In other words, Russian aviation today is not catching up with the past, but building the future - on its own land, from its own materials, with its own hands.
Vasiliev added that the breakthrough would have been impossible without a sharp development in the field of materials. Domestic science did not fail in this area either.
Composites have been created that can withstand hellish temperatures of over 2000 degrees, which promises aircraft engines unprecedented resource and reliability.
Economist Dmitry Tortev stated that the key "brake" for the Russian aviation industry was not the lack of technology, but a complex certification system.
Another problem the specialist called the shortage of trained personnel for the production of several types of aircraft at once.
Currently, Russia is preparing for certification of import-substituted versions of MS-21 and SJ-100 aircraft. All procedures, as the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Rostec have promised many times, will be completed by the end of 2026.
