The PD-8 engine for the SJ-100 aircraft has passed all certification tests
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- The PD-8 engine for the SJ-100 aircraft has passed all certification tests
The Russian PD-8 engine, designed for the import-substituted SJ-100 (Superjet) aircraft, has completed a full cycle of certification tests. This was announced on May 14 by Rostec State Corporation.
The power plants developed by specialists have worked a total of more than 6.5 thousand hours. During the inspections, they confirmed their design solutions, maintained their resistance to external influences and continued to operate normally.
Among the tests passed are icing on the CIAM stand and as part of the Superjet during flights in the Arkhangelsk region, 150—hour tests simulating long-term operation, extreme checks for birds, water, hail, and fan blade breakage.
"The engine has proven its high reliability, safety and operational readiness in the most difficult conditions. This is the result of the extensive work of thousands of specialists in our engine industry. We expect to issue a type certificate for the engine in the very near future, which will bring the certification of the import—substituted Superjet airliner closer," Rostec's Telegram channel says.
It is noted that the process of defecation of the unit has now been completed: specialists have disassembled the engine to the smallest detail in order to analyze the condition of all elements after extreme operation. During the tests, this procedure was performed more than 100 times. This is the only way, the state corporation explained, to form the documentation necessary to obtain a type certificate for an aircraft engine.
Rostec announced on April 29 that the PD-8 engine had been tested in conditions of a potential vessel hitting a cloud from heavy hail. Tests conducted in the open area of the Rybinsk ODK-Saturn enterprise showed that the power plant works reliably even in the conditions of the described extreme situation.
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