The first prototypes of the PD-8 have already been tested, the next stage is testing as part of a flying laboratory.
The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec) plans to obtain a certificate for the PD-8 engine for domestic aircraft SSJ New and Be-200 in June 2023. This was announced by Deputy Director General – General Designer of UEC JSC Yuri Shmotin.
“ We have tested the first prototypes. The next stage is testing a new engine as part of a flying laboratory. Next – the transfer of engines for testing as part of the SSJ New – already in the aircraft. By the end of next year, full certification with the aircraft is planned. We have a planned date for obtaining a type certificate for the engine – in the summer of next year, ” he said.
The presence of this document will confirm compliance with the requirements of airworthiness, safety and environmental friendliness of aviation regulations.
The interlocutor of the agency said that the creation of the PD-8 power plant for short-haul aircraft SSJ New is in the broad cooperation of UEC enterprises. The engine design uses only domestic materials and components. “ All systems are developed from scratch, domestic parts and assemblies are used at all levels – these are control systems, fuel systems, and so on. We are developing an engine that is more economical, fuel consumption has been improved, and this is essential for airlines, since efficiency is important for them, ” Shmotin said.
Work on the project is being carried out taking into account the timing of the certification of the SSJ New aircraft with the PD-8 engine. In the design and production of PD-8, design solutions, materials and technologies worked out in the course of other UEC projects are used, which significantly reduces the development cost and technical risks of successful project implementation. The use of digital twin technologies and parallel engineering helps to withstand tight deadlines for creating a new product.
