The PD-35 has no gearbox: the giant engine abandoned "gears"
Perm designers chose a direct fan drive, like the American GE9X
GE9X
PD-35 composite blades will bring the engine into the world elite with GE9X
The corporation will create three more demonstrators within 10 years
The World's Most Powerful Aircraft Engines: PD-35 Lags Behind Leaders
The Russian power plant was surpassed by three "Americans" and one "Briton"
PD-35 vs. GE9X: How the Russian Engine Lags Behind the "American"
General Electric's power plant currently leads in efficiency and technology