PD-14 mock up at Aero India 2015 Flight tests of the latest PD-14 engines for Russia's MS-21 airliner will begin in the coming mont...
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| PD-14 mock up at Aero India 2015 |
“Stand tests of the engine are drawing to a close, which means that several engines have already been assembled. Now the phase of active preparation for flight tests begins, and I hope that, in the coming months, this engine will be ready to be installed on the plane, because it has to prove its characteristics not only on the stands, but also in flight,” said Dmitry Kolodyazhny.
According to the UEC Deputy CEO, flight tests are necessary for the further certification of the PD-14 engine."We plan to receive certification not by complying with from Russian authorities, but also according to international rules of certification too," said Dmitry Kolodyazhny, as reported by RIA Novosti.
In mid-June, during the Le Bourget Air Show 2015, Valery Lunkov, head of sales for Irkut Corporation, revealed that the Russian PD-14 engines developed by UEC would be installed on all MS-21 aircraft delivered to the Russian Ministry of Defense and other government agencies. Commercial customers will have the choice of Pratt & Whitney PW1000 Series geared turbofan engines.
The PD-14 family is a twin-spool high bypass turbofan with a single-stage fan, with thrust ranging from 122 KN to 153 KN. The engine has close resemblence to the CFM International LEAP engine family, in fan diameter and no of turbine and compressor stages.
The MC-21 aircraft is the primary future project for the Russian aviation industry in the field of civil aviation. It was created to replace the Tu-154 and Tu-134. The MS-21 will have three versions: MS-21-200 (150 seats), MS-21-300 (180 seats), and MS-21-400 (212 seats). The aircraft will be produced at an Irkutsk factory.
