Russian Civil Aviation: News #3

Austin wrote:TsAGI Shows Off Refined SSBJ Design at MAKS Show

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-09-04/tsagi-shows-refined-ssbj-design-maks-show

Turkey will use the Russian Beriev Be-200 Altair amphibious aircraft to extinguish forest fires, Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said, Trend reports referring to the Turkish media.

The minister said that the Turkish side has long been interested in these planes, adding that if Ankara and Moscow agree on their deliveries, Turkey will use them in the fight against forest fires.

The forests take over 27.6 percent of the territory of Turkey. Almost all of them are owned by the state.

More than 68,000 cases of forest fires have been recorded in the history of Turkey since 1937.

More than 24,000 cases of forest fires have been recorded in Turkey in the last 10 years alone.

https://en.trend.az/world/turkey/3116063.html

The replacement of the An-2 will develop UZGA

Posted by 09/12/2019 | @AviaRu |  493

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has identified the developer of a light multi-purpose aircraft to replace the An-2, it became the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA). This should be reportedRIA News, from the minutes of summing up the results of an open tender.

Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the creation of a new regional aircraft with a capacity of 9-14 people. It was originally planned that the An-2 will replace the single-engine TVS-2DTS Baikal aircraft, developed by the Siberian Research Institute of Aviation on. Its serial production was planned to begin in 2021 at the Ulan-Ude aircraft factory.

However, later the department said that Baikal is an experimental model of an aircraft designed to test new technologies.

Earlier, the chief designer of the UZGA for aircraft construction Vadim Dyomin said that the plant proposes to develop a nine-seat monoplane to replace the An-2.

According to him, the aircraft will have a maximum take-off mass of 4.8 thousand kilograms, which is 1.5 times less than that of TVS-2DTS. This complies with AP-23 standards, which establish weight limits for light single-engine aircraft at 5.7 thousand kilograms.

In August, the Ministry of Industry and Trade placed an application on the government procurement portal for research and development to create a light aircraft. According to the procurement materials, it is planned to spend more than 1.2 billion rubles on development.

The need to create such an aircraft, according to the department, is caused by a significant reduction in the fleet of An-2 aircraft, which mainly provide intra-regional air traffic. According to the Ministry of Trade, in 15 regions aviation is the main component of the transport system, and more than 28 thousand settlements do not have ground communications.

The terms of reference, given in the documentation, say that an advance project of the aircraft is currently developed. "Based on the materials of the preliminary project, for the design and development of a promising light multi-purpose aircraft for serial production and operation on local airlines, a standard aerodynamic aircraft with a passenger capacity of 9-14 people is recommended," the document says.

It is also noted that the promising aircraft will meet modern market requirements and will be created on the basis of advanced promising scientific and technical solutions and aviation technologies.

According to the procurement materials, until December it is planned to create a general view of the aircraft and outline technical design documentation, carry out calculations for static strength, as well as form working design documentation for the airframe, its systems and power plant.

A set of design documentation for the prototype is planned to be created before September 2020, and after - until December - it is planned to create the prototype aircraft for static tests.

TsIAM recommends developing a Baikal aircraft with two and one engine

Posted by 09/17/2019 | @AviaRu |  611

Specialists of the Central Institute of Aviation Motors named after P.I. Baranov (TsIAM) issued an opinion on the advance project of the light multi-purpose aircraft “Baikal” (developed by JSC “UZGA”) in terms of the power plant.
The passenger plane of local Baikal air lines (TVS-2DTS) can be used for transport, sanitary, agricultural and search and rescue purposes. The speed of the aircraft is 300 km / h, the maximum flight range is 3000 km.
In the preliminary project, two alternative versions of the aircraft are presented: single and twin-engine monoplanes. The final version will be determined at the stages of preliminary design and technical design.
As part of the power plant of the Baikal aircraft, it is proposed to use a VK-800C turboprop engine. It is made according to a modern design scheme, providing the optimal ratio of specific and operational indicators of the engine for this purpose and power class. TsIAM noted that the choice of engine was recognized as rational.
TsIAM experts concluded that the advance project presented by the developers can be adopted for further development of experimental design work on its basis. It is recommended to stay on a twin-engine layout, if necessary, to create a single-engine aircraft on its basis in the future. "We compared single and twin engine options, both are needed," the experts concluded.
The TVS-2DTS technology demonstrator is equipped with a Honeywell TPE331-12UAN American turboprop engine with a take-off power of 1,100 hp. and a five-blade reversing screw manufactured by Hartzell Propeller Inc. (USA).
The level of parameters of the VK-800C engine is selected based on the conditions of application of the developed model of a centrifugal compressor and single-stage uncooled turbines. Engine power on takeoff - 800 l. with., at maximum continuous mode - 600 liters. from. The engine is designed for multi-purpose aircraft with a carrying capacity of 1000-1500 kg.

owais.usmani wrote:Could not find a dedicated Il-96 thread so posting it here:

https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/124406/

Fuselage of first Il-96-400M is ready.

What will be and when will the Baikal fly

The web resource Aviation of Russia published an article by Andrei Velichko “What will it be and when will the Baikal aircraft fly, which says that with the aircraft that is supposed to replace the An-2, there are more and more questions that accumulate as as officials of various levels and other responsible persons offer us more and more information on this project. The problem is that in the messages that we hear and read, there is a very weak relationship - new participants are connecting to the development of the Baikal aircraft, but the reason for refusing to launch the practically finished TVS-2DTS in the series is not explained. In this regard, it becomes incomprehensible: who develops what, how the end product will turn out, and most importantly, when?
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miketheterrible wrote:Wonder what will become of the planes?  Sucks but oh well, one has to adjust business model after 2014 and some make it, some won't.

Just hope someone else obtains those planes.  Those Il's and An-124 are rather important.