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Russian engine designer Kuznetsov announces successful tests of next-gen bomber engine.
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According
to Flightglobal, Russian military aircraft engine designer Kuznetsov has
announced completing bench tests of a new propulsion system in development
for a next-generation bomber. The Samara-based company says in a 7 November
news release that the early bench test supports the Russian government’s
plan to complete first flight of the promising aviation complex - long-range
aviation (PAK DA) aircraft by 2019. |
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Kuznetsov's engine is expected to power the Russian next-generation strategic
bomber PAK DA |
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The Russian air
force launched PAK DA in 2009, selecting Tuploev – maker of the
Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers, and the Tu-22 supersonic bomber – to
design the new aircraft.
In June, state-owned media in Russia quoted Kuznetsov officials who announced the company had won a competition to develop the new engine for the PAK DA bomber. Kuznetsov also supplied the engines for the Tu-95, Tu-160 and T-22 programmes. Details of the new engines architecture and performance have not been released. Pictures released by Kuznetsov reveal engine proportions not unlike the scale of the Pratt & Whitney F135. The bench tests serve to validate research and development investments in a production engine, says Kuznetsov executive director Nicholas Jakushin. |
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