Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Gennady Abramenkov stated at the Eastern Economic Forum that Russia is working on power plants for various types of small aircraft, TASS reports. The goal is to create a line of universal application.
CIAM has developed design documentation for the RPD-150T rotary-piston engine, which covers all needs in the range from 50 to 500 hp. Additionally, a 500 hp piston engine and a 350 hp rotary-piston engine are being created. Turbojet, turbofan, turboshaft, and turboprop power plants are also under development.
The main problem in the development of small aviation is the availability of investments: aircraft must have sufficient mass production and low cost. Therefore, the ministry intends to unify engines, units, and instruments so that one component can fit different types of machines.