PD-14 - 精东影业 Aviation news Fri, 02 Dec 2022 13:42:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 /images/cropped-logo-sm-32x32.png PD-14 - 精东影业 32 32 Russia delays PD-35, ambitious turbofan for CR929 /articles/32837-russia-delays-pd-35-ambitious-turbofan-for-cr929 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 13:42:00 +0000 https://www.aviatime.com/articles/32837-russia-delays-pd-35-ambitious-turbofan-for-cr929 The Aviadvigatel PD-35 high-bypass turbofan being developed by Russia精东影业 United Engine Corporation (UEC) has been delayed by two…

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The Aviadvigatel PD-35 high-bypass turbofan being developed by Russia精东影业 United Engine Corporation (UEC) has been delayed by two years. 

鈥淩egarding the PD-35, we planned the deadline for 2027-2028,鈥 chief engineer of UEC Alexander Inozemtsev at the Perm engineering-industrial forum, according to Russian state news agency TASS. 鈥淣ow, due to all the events, [the deadline] moves a couple of years to the right.鈥 

This could mean that the engine will not be ready earlier than 2029. Inozemtsev added that the delay was caused by the need to allocate more resources to the company精东影业 other projects, such as the PD-14, PD-8 and PS-90A. 

The PD-35 is an upscaled and modified version of the PD-14, which is currently under development and is expected to power the MC-21, Russia精东影业 upcoming mid-range airliner. 

Intended to compete with the likes of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and General Electric GEnx engines, the PD-35 is planned to develop up to 77,000 pounds of thrust. 

The PD-35 is expected to be one of the engine options for the CR929, a wide-body airliner being jointly developed by China and Russia, as well as power Russia’s upcoming PAK VTA strategic airlifter. Additionally, the engine could be mounted on existing Ilyushin Il-96-400M and Antonov An-124 aircraft used by the Russian military and airlines. 

Ripple effects 

The delay of the PD-35 likely means additional trouble for the CR929. With Western sanctions prohibiting the supply of aircraft parts to Russia, only Chinese carriers would be able to operate the aircraft with Rolls-Royce and General Electric engines. 

Earlier reports indicated that the PD-35 was planned to be mounted on CR929s belonging to Russian airlines. The delay of the engine could delay the service entry of the aircraft as well. 

In September 2022, Chinese media reported that the CR929 was being completely redesigned with the Western sanctions in mind, dropping several years of progress on the jet that already saw years-long delays.  

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The post Russia精东影业 S7 Group CEO doubts MC-21 will soon replace foreign-made jets: Interfax appeared first on 精东影业.]]> Tatyana Fileva, CEO of S7 Group, the parent company of Russian airlines S7 and Globus, has said that while the group is ready to order Russian MC-21 aircraft, it does not expect them to be mass produced in the next few years. 

The statement was reported by in a report published on October 12, 2022.  

“They [the manufacturer, ed.-] are only saying that they will produce it in 2025, [but] in 2025 they will actually produce almost nothing, they will only start ramping up production,” Fileva was quoted as saying.  

Fileva said the existing foreign fleet in Russia will continue to fly for the next decade or even longer.  

“There will be a Russian fleet in the future, but how many airplanes do we have in the country right now? We have about 600 narrow-body planes alone if I’m not mistaken […] In other words, it won’t be replaced by starting to produce a few,鈥 Fileva added.  

She continued: 鈥淥f course, the foreign fleet should be flying for the next 10-15 years, then there will be time for Russian production to ramp up […] Of course they’ll start producing [Russian aircraft], it’s just going to be slow. And we, of course, will take the MC-21, we’d like to take it.鈥 

Western sanctions and delayed production  

The MC-21 was originally designed in the 2000s as the Yakovlev Yak-242. In 2007, the aircraft was renamed the MC-21 and the service entry date was set for 2016.  

While the plane made its first flight in 2017 and the first deliveries were scheduled to begin in 2020, the manufacturer failed to certify the jet on time, delaying the certification date until 2021.  

In December 2021, it was announced that the first delivery was planned for September 2022. At the same time, Aeroflot subsidiary Rossiya was announced as the launch customer.   

But then, in February 2022, after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the US and Western European countries imposed multiple sanctions on the country, severely impacting the operations of Russian carriers.  

Unable to get its hands on Western equipment, particularly aircraft engines, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which manufactures the MC-21, announced that the plane would only be delivered with the domestically produced PD-14 engine. 

Although the Russian government attempted to speed up its aircraft development program, the first six MC-21s are not expected to take off for commercial operations until 2024. 

 

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Russian state conglomerate Rostec has completed the static testing program of the Aviadvigatel PD-8, the new domestic turbofan engine primarily intended to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100. 

The company said the technical characteristics of the engine were confirmed and the calibration of the control systems was completed.  

Due to sanctions placed on Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia精东影业 airlines are expected to run into trouble because they are no longer able to procure Western-made parts and properly maintain aircraft and engines made outside of Russia. 

鈥淔inishing the static tests of the first prototype of the PD-8 is a very important step in the development of the new Russian engine for the commercial aircraft, first of all, for the Superjet 100 with substituted foreign parts,鈥 the deputy CEO  Vladimir Artyakov is quoted as saying in a Rostec press . 

According to Artyakov, the next step is conducting separate tests on different parts of the engine, as well as doing flight tests on the Il-76LL flying laboratory. 

The engine, developed by the Rostec精东影业 subsidiary United Engine Corporation (UEC), is a high-bypass turbofan based on the larger PD-14, which is currently under development as well. 

Roughly comparable to the Pratt & Whitney PW6000, the engine is intended to replace the PowerJet SaM146 developed by a joint venture of France精东影业 Snecma and Russia精东影业 NPO Saturn. 

The PD-8 has been under development for several years now, as was the SSJ New 鈥 a variant of the SSJ 100 with many foreign-made parts set to be replaced by the Russian ones. The aircraft, initially intended to be sold to Iran, has been delayed numerous times. 

However, the new sanctions accelerated its development, with up to 97% of imported components of the SSJ 100 now slated for replacement. Initially, only around 45% of the components of the aircraft were due to be manufactured in Russia. 

Rostec expects to certify the PD-8 in 2023 and start deliveries in 2024. 

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The first serial production Irkut MC-21, the latest airliner from Russia, has completed its maiden flight.  

The aircraft is the first of the type to feature domestically made composite wings and engines.  

The flight occurred on December 25, 2021, in the Irkutsk Northwest airport. It went smoothly, and the aircraft performed as expected, state conglomerate Rostec, which owns United Aircraft Corporation 鈥 the parent company of Irkut 鈥 announced. 

鈥淭he first flight of the aircraft with the wing made of Russian composites proves: we did everything right, the MC-21 program is consistently and steadily moving forward, despite the sanctions and the unfair competition,鈥 Denis Manturov, Russian minister of industry and trade, is quoted in Rostec press . 

The first prototype of the MC-21 completed its maiden flight in 2017. In December 2020 it flew with Russian-made Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines that replaced Pratt & Whitney PW1000G turbofans initially planned for the model. 

The assembly of the first MC-21 with domestically-produced wings began in early 2021. The wings were fitted in July of the same year. 

According to Rostec, the MC-21 is nearing the end of the certification process. After testing, the first serial production aircraft is going to fly with Rossiya, a subsidiary of Aeroflot. The delivery is scheduled to September 2022. 

Irkut MC-21 is a narrow-body airliner under development at UAC, similar to the Boeing 737 MAX and the Airbus A320neo. It is geared towards the Russian domestic market, with the country精东影业 airlines ordering over 150 aircraft. 

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The post ICAO approves PD-14, new Russian engine to power MC-21 appeared first on 精东影业.]]> Aviadvigatel PD-14, a new Russian turbofan engine slated to power the MC-21 airliner, was found compliant with ICAO emission standards.

According to a press release by its manufacturer United Engine Corporation (ODK), the airplane equipped with such engines will be allowed to perform international flights. 

The engine performs in accordance with the latest emission standards laid out by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in January 2020. The compatibility was experimentally tested by specialists from Zurich University of Applied Sciences.

According to the manufacturer, PD-14 is future-proofed and will perform in accordance with even newer, stricter emission standards that ICAO is going to put in place in 2023.

PD-14 is a high-bypass turbofan engine developed on the base of the PS-90 which has powered the majority of Russian civilian airliners since the early 90s. The development of the new engine started in 2010. 

Irkut MC-21, the new Russian narrow-body airliner designed to compete with Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, performed its first flight with PD-14s in December 2020. 

According to Russian minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov, of the initial batch of 630 MC-21s half are going to be powered by PD-14s, while the other half will sport Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines. 

The post ICAO approves PD-14, new Russian engine to power MC-21 appeared first on 精东影业.]]> Irkut MC-21 conducted first flight with Russian PD-14 engines /articles/26699-mc-21-conducted-first-flight-with-pd-14-engines Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:18:18 +0000 https://www.aviatime.com/articles/26699-mc-21-conducted-first-flight-with-pd-14-engines The first prototype of the new Russian airliner MC-21-300 fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines successfully finished its first…

The post Irkut MC-21 conducted first flight with Russian PD-14 engines appeared first on 精东影业.]]> The first prototype of the new Russian airliner MC-21-300 fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines successfully finished its first flight test.

According to the Rostec press release, the flight took off from the Irkutsk aviation plant airstrip and lasted 1 hour 25 minutes on December 15, 2020.

鈥淭his flight is a joint result of two of the most important Russian civilian aviation programs 鈥 the MC-21 airplane and the PD-14 engine. Thanks to the efforts of the scientists, manufacturers, engineers and workers an airliner of the new generation is being created. It will return our country to the highest league of the world of aviation,鈥  Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec, is quoted in the press release. 

All earlier flights of the airplane, including its maiden flight in May 2017, were conducted with Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines. 

The Aviadvigatel PD-14 turbofan engine has been developed by Rostec, Russian state-owned corporation, since 2012. It is a further development of the PS-90, the engine that powered the majority of Soviet and Russian airliners, such as the Tu-204 and the Il-96, since the 80s and 90s. 

The PD-14 is being developed specifically for the MC-21. It has a bypass ratio of 8.5:1, can generate 14.0 tf (31,000 lbf) of thrust and is said to be 15% more efficient than its predecessor the PS-90. 

According to Russian minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov, half of the first 630 serial MC-21s are going to be equipped with PD-14s, with the rest being powered by PW1000Gs.

Flight testing of the PD-14 onboard Il-76LL flying laboratory began in 2015. 

The Irkut MC-21 is a new Russian narrow-body airliner set to compete with mainline aircraft like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. It is being developed by United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and is currently expected to enter service in 2021. 

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The post Introducing Aviadvigatel PD-14: engine to power MC-21 appeared first on 精东影业.]]> The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has completed assembly of a new MC-21-300 aircraft fuselage. While the fuselage is the fifth already and three prototypes are already in flight testing, what is special about this particular prototype is the fact that it would be the first one equipped with a new type of engines. This time, the engine would be made in Russia.  

The Irkutsk Aviation Plant broke the news about the latest MC-21-300 fuselage completion on December 10, 2019. The aircraft still needs to have systems as well as wing and tail consoles installed before it begins testing. Once it does, it would be the first MC-21 in testing equipped with Russian Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine. 

Currently, there are four test aircraft already in action, all of them powered by American 

Pratt & Whitney PW1400G-JM engines. The latest, fourth, prototype was rolled off the assembly line and was transferred to flight test facility on November 28, 2019. Initially, it was this aircraft that was supposed to rely on the Russian engine, but plans were later abandoned in order not to delay the MC-21 program further than it already is.

Now, with the fifth MC-21 prototype aircraft in progress, the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine  enters the scene.

Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine

The PD-14 engine is the first completely Russian engine for civil airliners created in Russia since the 1980s. Designed by Aviadvigatel and manufactured by the Perm Engine Company (both companies belong to the United Engine Corporation, UAC), it is specifically designed to power the MC-21-300 aircraft. 

The PD-14 would generate 137kN of thrust for take-off. Among the main competitive advantages of PD-14, the engine features lower exhaust temperatures of combustion chamber, according to Aviadvigatel, which also emphasises that the solution helps to save on operating costs and reduce risks. 

The engine also has a smaller diameter (190 cm) to reduce engine mass and drag of the nacelle, an 鈥渙ptimal鈥 internal circuit dimensions and 鈥渟ufficiently high鈥 degree of fan compression, which eliminates the need for an adjustable external circuit nozzle, the manufacturer highlights. 

Just like the MC-21-300 is expected to be the first airliner in a series, so is the PD-14 seen as the basis version of the engine family, which will power the Russian airliners. In September 2019, UEC deputy director told RIA Novosti that MC-21-400 would be powered by PD-16, a modified power plant based on the PD-14. Reportedly, the newer engine would have an increased bypass ratio of the fan. However, the manufacturer精东影业 website lists the engine which will eventually power the MC-21-200 simply as PD-14A, while MC-21-400 powerplant-to-be is called PD-14M. 

The flight tests have started in 2015. The PD-14 was certified by Russian authorities in the fall of 2018. The following step, obtaining certification by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), is expected in 2020. 

Flight tests of the MC-21 with Russian engines are scheduled for the first quarter of 2020, while the first PD-14-powered MC-21 is expected to enter service with Aeroflot in 2022. 

Made in Russia with a little help?

Remember the part where PD-14 was supposed to be the first completely Russian engine? Well, the extent of the claim could now be questioned after the U.S. authorities launched a criminal complaint against a high-ranking United Engine Corp (UEC) official in a corporate espionage case. The subject matter in the case in none other than jet engines. 

In September 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that two people 鈥 a Russian and an Italian nationals 鈥 have been charged in the United States with conspiring and attempting to steal trade secrets from an American aviation company, GE Aviation. One of the two people is identified as Alexander Yuryevich Korshunov, an employee of UEC. 

The PD-14 manufacturer Aviadvigatel is a subsidiary of the Russian state company. 

Between 2013 and 2018 GE Aviation精东影业 Italian subsidiary employees were hired to do consulting work related to jet engine accessory gearboxes for the two accusees (including Korshunov), as outlined in the statement by the Department of Justice.

The employees鈥 statements of work typically said that the 鈥渢he holders of patent and intellectual property obtained as a result of the work are鈥he Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation,鈥 according to DoJ. 

However, the employees hired for the consulting work allegedly used GE Aviation精东影业 trade secrets to create technical report. The effort, in DoJ精东影业 belief, was focused on external engine components, accessory gearboxes, that provide power to systems such as hydraulic pumps, generators and fuel pumps. 

Aviadvigatel has previously raised suspicions of another U.S. authority, the Department of Commerce, which 鈥渆ntity listed鈥 the company in September 2018, alledging it was acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.

It must be noted that criminal complaint contains allegations, meaning that Korshunov and the other person accused of corporate espionage are presumed to be innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. 

The MC-21 is a medium-haul plane capable of carrying between 132 and 211 passengers. Seen as a replacement to the Tu-154 and Tu-204 aircraft in Russia, it is designed to compete with the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320.

The program has been plagued with delays that the Russian government mostly attributed to American sanctions. 

The first MC-21 prototype made a maiden flight in May 2017. In current estimations, the aircraft could be certified in Russian in 2020 and obtain EASA精东影业 certification the following year.

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