And also its always best that if they want to increase production, open a new facility. Becomes easier to determine what is needed for equipment, creates new jobs, have a brand new facility of newest requirements, etc etc.
Good news.
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The new tool production site with an area of 2.4 thousand square meters will produce tooling and tools intended for assembling parts and assemblies of a number of industrial engines, as well as aircraft power plants NK-32 series 02, NK-12MP, NK-25 and a new promising high-power Izdeliye.
Never heard of 650V. Good to see.
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Tests of VK-1600V helicopter engine demonstrator completed
05/19/2023
The United Engine Corporation has completed testing of the VK-1600V helicopter engine demonstrator. The first prototypes of the product have already been assembled - their bench tests are planned to be completed by the end of this year, and in 2024 flight tests will begin as part of the Ka-62 helicopter. This was reported in the press service of the UEC.
The VK-1600V is intended for installation on Ka-62 helicopters under the import substitution program for the French turboshaft engine (TVAD) Ardiden 3G from Safran Helicopter Engines (formerly Turbomeca). The design of the VK-1600V allows further development of various modifications, including for use in drones and as part of the power plants of light passenger and transport regional aircraft.
“VK-1600V engines have high fuel efficiency and low life cycle costs. The power of the VK-1600V in takeoff mode is 1400 hp. and 1750 hp – in the 2.5-minute power mode. At the same time, we managed to reduce the delivery weight by 10% and reduce the specific fuel consumption in all modes compared to analogues, ”said Anton Kolosov, chief designer of the VK-1600 JSC UEC-Klimov.
The power plant is controlled by the BARK-15V automatic regulation and control unit, the development and manufacture of which is also carried out at UEC-Klimov. In addition to the function of monitoring and controlling engine systems, it has the function of diagnostics and troubleshooting.
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... photos below show the VK-800SM process layout and assembly of the VK-800SM compressor for autonomous testing.
... this is how the installation of the VK-800SM oil system and the measuring system on the engine test stand looks like:
At the moment, UZGA is completing the assembly of the first prototype VK-800SM, then the engine will go to bench tests. Later, but before the end of this year, the VK-800SM should go to flight tests as part of the Yak-40LL flying laboratory at SibNIA, and the first flight of the LMS-901 Baikal with the VK-800SM is scheduled for the third quarter of 2024.
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UEC-Kuznetsov will develop a PD-8V turboshaft engine
06/23/2023
The United Engine Corporation has begun work on the PD-8V engine for Mi-26 helicopters. About it Informed General Director of UEC Vadim Badekha at the opening of the new Center for Design Development and Scientific Research of PJSC UEC-Kuznetsov in Samara.
More than 1.5 billion rubles were invested in the construction of the complex with an area of more than 10,000 square meters. Equipped with advanced technology and modern IT infrastructure, the Center will develop advanced power plants for aviation, space and energy.
The commissioning ceremony of the new Center was attended by the Governor of the Samara Region Dmitry Azarov, the First Deputy General Director of the Rostec State Corporation Vladimir Artyakov and the General Director of the United Engine Corporation Vadim Badekha.
“UEC-Kuznetsov became the lead developer of the new, largest engine for domestic heavy helicopters based on the PD-8 gas generator. Work on the PD-8V is an initiative of the United Engine Corporation, its creation will be carried out in close cooperation between our enterprises. <...> The new PD-8V engine will be fully adapted to the platform of the Mi-26 helicopters,” said the Director General of the UEC.
Vadim Badekha noted that the engine will have advantages over analogues. So, it will use a digital automatic control system, the power plant will be 15% higher, and it will also have better fuel efficiency. A design team was formed at OKB "ODK-Kuznetsov", which began work on a new turboshaft engine.
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lancelot wrote:I thought this work was going to be done by Klimov. Oh well. It is not like they do not have enough projects already.
Given that Kuznetsov is producing the NK-12MPM engine it is not like they have no experience with turboshafts I guess.
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Motors exported to Russia: five years in prison!
With his company RED Aircraft in Adenau, Vladimir Raikhlin was well on the way to establishing a twelve-cylinder aircraft diesel engine for general aviation on the market. The district court in Koblenz has now sentenced him to five years in prison. The reason: Illegal exports of engines to Russia.
It was probably too good to be true. A Russian-born aircraft engineer is developing a powerful twelve-cylinder diesel engine for aviation applications with his company based in Germany. 500 hp take-off power, FAA and EASA approval and comparatively low consumption as a result of the compression-ignition concept: the RED A03 definitely had what it takes to compete with some propeller turbines in certain applications. De Havilland Beaver, Cessna Caravan, OTTO Aviation Celera, AirTractor AT-301 - some aging aircraft types seemed to have a realistic future with STCs for an engine upgraded.
However, thanks to its advantages, the unit had also attracted interested parties from Russia. Among other things, the diesel was intended to power the Yak-152, a new training aircraft that the Russian Air Force plans to use to train its future military pilots. However, since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, exports to Russia have been subject to sanctions, which also include export restrictions for so-called dual-use goods. These are products that can be used not only for civil purposes but also for military purposes - such as aircraft engines.
RED A03 in Russian drones
Feeding Google the terms "RED A03" and "Sokol Altius" shows that this is about more than just a basic military trainer. The search engine then spits out a link to the website Militaryfactory.com , among other things, in which the diesel from Adenau is listed as the engine for a Russian military drone with a wingspan of 28.5 meters and a maximum take-off mass of four and a half tons. The Russian website Topwar.ru even has images showing a large drone with large piston engines mounted on its wings. If you look closely, the units bear an amazing resemblance to the diesel from Adenau.
The export of engines to Russia is said to have taken place between 2015 and 2021 and thus violated the existing trade restrictions, the SWR quoted the Koblenz public prosecutor as saying. Vladimir Raikhlin, who is said to have testified in court that he consciously accepted the violation in order not to delay business processes, was apparently also aware of this. He had assumed that the engines would only be used for civilian purposes, SWR continued.
It is not yet possible to foresee what effects the court decision will have on RED Aircraft. As a result of the foreseeable investigations, Raikhlin had already left the management board in 2020 and was only associated with the company as a minority shareholder. However, RED Aircraft, like Raikhlin's consulting firm RED Consulting, has to pay back the profits from the illegal business with Russia. According to the SWR report, it is about four million euros.
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Specialists of the Rybinsk enterprise ODK-Saturn (part of the United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation) have invented a new electrolyte composition that will significantly reduce the polishing time of the blades of a gas turbine engine.
The invention of UEC-Saturn allows the use of electrolyte-plasma polishing for turbine blades of a gas turbine engine
Processing time by this method takes up to 4 minutes, which is an order of magnitude less compared to similar technologies that take from 1 to 8 hours.
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5 years jail for the Russian-born (currently German national) aircraft engineer who developed (development of the engine paid before 2014 almost entirely by russian money) the V12 diesel engine used also on drones and trainer aircrafts, because he continued to provide those engines to Russia between 2014 and 2021.
"Army-2023": UEC presents the promising aircraft engine SM-100
08/14/2023
At the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", the United Engine Corporation showed a model of the promising SM-100 engine for the modernized Yak-130M combat training aircraft. The project is a development of the basic AI-222-25 engine and is being developed by the Salyut production complex.
“The new power plant will have improved characteristics with similar dimensions and weight, in particular, the maximum thrust will increase by 20%, and the service life will double,” the UEC said.
Improved performance was achieved by increasing the compression ratio, installing a modern three-stage low-pressure compressor, introducing modernized combustion chamber components and an increased reliability turbine. Currently, the low-pressure compressor and turbine are undergoing bench tests, and the combustion chamber is undergoing flight tests.
In addition, a modernized high-pressure compressor will also be tested in the near future, which has become smaller and lighter, and cheaper to manufacture. Also, for the modernized engine, a reinforced drive box has been developed, allowing the installation of a drive-generator, the rated power of which is twice as high as that of the basic version of the AI-222-25 engine.
“The development of the SM-100 is carried out as part of the work to modernize the base engine for the Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft. The scientific and technical groundwork obtained during the work is used to modernize the AI-222-25 engines. Along with this, the engine has great potential for use in military aviation, and can also be considered as the basis of a family of power plants for light regional and administrative aircraft. We are ready to cooperate with aviation design bureaus at all stages of aircraft development,” said Alexey Gromov, head of the Salyut production complex of UEC JSC.
All work is carried out as planned and is at the stage of experimental confirmation of the characteristics of the modernized aircraft engine components.
https://aviation21.ru/armiya-2023-odk-predstavlyaet-perspektivnyj-aviadvigatel-sm-100/
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lancelot wrote:
The project is a development of the basic AI-222-25 engine and is being developed by the Salyut production complex.
“The new power plant will have improved characteristics with similar dimensions and weight, in particular, the maximum thrust will increase by 20%, and the service life will double,” the UEC said.
Improved performance was achieved by increasing the compression ratio, installing a modern three-stage low-pressure compressor, introducing modernized combustion chamber components and an increased reliability turbine. Currently, the low-pressure compressor and turbine are undergoing bench tests, and the combustion chamber is undergoing flight tests.
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