UEC to Build New PD-26 Engine for Military Transport Aircraft Based on PD-35
The power unit will borrow a set of critical technologies from its "older brother"
The power unit will borrow a set of critical technologies from its "older brother"

Aviation Expert Gusarov: The Domestic Unit Risks Being the Only Option for China

Aviation expert Panteleev: to justify investments in the project, an external sales market is needed

Aviation expert Gusarov: structural changes to the wing, chassis and fuselage will be required

Fan diameter exceeds 3 m, weight is almost 10 tons

The power plants are designed for passenger aircraft

Power of power plants is measured in horsepower or thrust in tons

"Technosphere of Russia": it is easier to develop an aircraft for an engine being created, and not vice versa

The materials will reduce the time to manufacture parts and reduce their cost

The corporation has not abandoned the development of the aircraft

The power plant received working fan blades made of composites

The newest domestic materials were used for them

The development of the power unit has been underway since the summer of 2016

Director of the Institute of Thermophysics of the SB RAS Dmitry Markovich: the PD-35 engine line has energy applications

The device has successfully passed the tests