"Unnecessary" Il-96 Can Be Saved with MC-21 Technologies
Oleg Panteleev: the airliner was created based on 1970s technologies, but it can be modernized
Aviation
MC-21 prepares for the next leap: the second production liner has already been rolled out, two more are being prepared for assembly
In August, the program received two significant production results at once
PD-8 engine denied kinship with French SaM146
Roman Gusarov: "The Russian power unit was created with a different design"
Il-114-300 for 2.6 billion rubles to replace ATR-72 will not land on unpaved runways
The version of the aircraft for operation on such runways will only be certified in 2028
Mi-38PS with a range of 1500 km shown in Kazan: the helicopter was designed for the Arctic
The machine can carry up to 40 passengers or 5 tons of cargo on an external sling
120 kg to a height of 200 meters: Russian G25 drone taught to extinguish fires from the air
The quadcopter lifts a 51 mm diameter fire hose and delivers extinguishing agent to the fire source
8 new An-2s annually: Far East prepares for mass renewal of small aircraft
The aircraft will receive a modernized airframe and avionics, and later they are planned to be converted to domestic turboprop engines
Tupolev aircraft have attracted new players, but they are built one per year
Red Wings, Yakutia, S7, and other airlines are discussing the purchase of Tu-214
PD-14 engine had to be wrapped in a copper mesh and gained weight
The new lightning protection scheme for the MC-21 forced a sacrifice of kilograms for safety
The "black" wing of the MC-21 was denied direct contact with kerosene
Roman Gusarov: the wing's power panel is made in one piece and without longitudinal joints
Ufa scientists created a material for aircraft engine blades: ceramic rod strength increased to 26 MPa
The new electrocorundum mixture from UUNiT reduced the shrinkage of power unit parts to 0.12-0.14%
Without foreign systems and with PD-8: SJ-100 named safer than Airbus and Boeing
As the Superjet prepares for certification completion, authorities announced a significant improvement in the aircraft's quality
Restoring an An-2 is 17 times cheaper than buying a new LMS-901 "Baikal"
It costs about 20-22 million rubles to get the biplane airborne