Russian airframer Yakovlev has carried out the maiden flight of its prototype SJ-100, the Superjet variant developed with a greater proportion of domestic equipment. The aircraft, number 97021, took off from Komsomolsk-on-Amur on 29 August, with three crew members on board, and flew a sortie...
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Component Russified, due to international sanctions, Superjet 100 maiden flight has been performed with 17,500 lbf PD-8 SaM-146 engines.
Russian airframer Yakovlev has carried out the maiden flight of its prototype SJ-100, the Superjet variant developed with a greater proportion of domestic equipment. The aircraft, number 97021, took off from Komsomolsk-on-Amur on 29 August, with three crew members on board, and flew a sortie...
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Component Russified, due to international sanctions, Superjet 100 maiden flight has been performed with 17,500 lbf PD-8 engines.
Another crash, a Superjet skidded off the runway and experienced an engine fire in Turkey.
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"Despite the complete cessation of cooperation with Western manufacturers, the serviceability indicators after 2022 have not gone down, and the regularity of SSJ-100 flights is still around 97-98%. At the same time, the intensity of fleet operation is growing in 2022-2023 and even for nine months of 2024 it exceeds pre-pandemic indicators," said Dmitry Borisenko, Deputy General Director of PJSC "Yakovlev" for customer support of civil aviation equipment, speaking to the conference participants.
Within the framework of the event, the interim results of work on localization of repair of foreign SSJ-100 components by Russian companies were also discussed. Thus, in February 2022, 59 aircraft components were serviced in Russia, and by November 2024, 311 components were already serviced. The throughput capacity of enterprises for maintenance of units is also growing - the number of repaired products in a number of nomenclature items in 2024 increased by 200 percent or more compared to 2023. At the same time, the necessary legislative framework has also been formed and design support for the operation of foreign components by specialized domestic developers of aviation equipment has been organized - the number of products provided with design support has changed from zero in February 2022 to 214 components in November 2024.
The first flight of the SJ-100 aircraft with domestic PD-8 engines
March 17th, 23:08
As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), on March 17, 2025, the first flight of the prototype of the modified regional passenger aircraft SJ-100 (SSJ100) Superjet️ with two new Russian PD-8 engines took place in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The PD-8 engines were installed instead of the standard SaM146 on the Superjet️ aircraft with factory number 95157 (OP-2, serial number 157) and registration number 97012, built in 2018. This marked the beginning of flight tests of the PD-8 as part of the SJ-100 Superjet️ under the SSJ-NEW program.
The first flight of the prototype of the modified regional passenger aircraft SJ-100 (SSJ100) Superjet️ (OP-2, factory number 95157, serial number 157, registration number 97012) with two new Russian engines PD-8. Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 17.03.2025 (c) PJSC United Aircraft Corporation
The flight was performed by a crew consisting of test pilots Dmitry Aleksandrovich Demenev, Igor Yuryevich Grevtsev and flight operator Maxim Grigorievich Grukanov. The aircraft was in the air for about 40 minutes, reached a speed of 500 km/h and an altitude of up to 3000 m.
After landing, the crew commander reported that the flight mission had been completed in full. The power plant with PD-8 engines demonstrated stable operation; the gas-dynamic stability of the engines was assessed in flight in constant and variable modes.
“The aircraft with the PD-8 power plant has joined the flight tests - this is an important and long-awaited step towards certification of the technologically independent version of the Superjet. Complete dedication and overcoming of all challenges by the engine builders allowed the aircraft to successfully complete its first flight on Russian engines. To intensify the certification tests, the manufacturer plans to connect a third, fully Russian Superjet to them. We expect that this work will be carried out on schedule, the state provides the necessary financial and resource support to aircraft manufacturers in full," said Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rostec State Corporation.
As part of Rostec State Corporation, work on the Superjet import substitution program is carried out by a large cooperation of enterprises under the auspices of the Yakovlev company of the United Aircraft Corporation. The new Russian power plants were created by specialists of the United Engine Corporation.
"Today's flight confirms the correctness of our engineering calculations and the high readiness of the aircraft. The project is being implemented in a very tight time frame by the standards of the global aircraft industry. After 2022, the Superjet will have to be essentially reassembled from scratch. At the same time, the engine is one of the key elements of the import substitution program, it is the "heart" of the aircraft. There is still a lot of work and many flights ahead. In April, another fully Russian aircraft with PD-8 engines will join the certification flight tests,” said Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation.
For the first flight on domestic engines, a prototype of the Superjet with serial number 95157, manufactured in 2018, was used.
“The first flight of the Superjet on the PD-8, on the one hand, sums up the large and complex work done jointly with colleagues from UEC, and on the other hand, opens a new important stage in testing the engine as part of the aircraft. Flight tests of the PD-8 engines on the Superjet begin on an aircraft in serial form with imported systems, since the level of “novelty” in testing such important components as the engine must be increased gradually. This approach will allow us to ensure the necessary certification rates, as well as to work out technical solutions for the possibility of subsequent re-motorization of the currently flying Superjets fleet, - said Vadim Badekha, CEO of UAC.
He also noted that joining the flights of the aircraft in a completely Russian version will allow us to study the interaction of the power plant with PD-8 engines with domestic systems during certification flight tests.
"The flight of the aircraft with new domestic PD-8 engines has become one of the most anticipated events of this year. The engine showed good results and fully confirmed all its technical characteristics. I am grateful to the entire large team of UEC and UAC, as well as the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Rosaviatsia, Rostec State Corporation and the NRC "Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky" for this common result. By the end of March, we plan to transfer two more experimental PD-8 engines for flight tests. “The receipt of the type certificate for the PD-8 engine is planned for the fall of this year,” noted the General Director of UEC, member of the Board of the All-Russian industry association of employers “Union of Machine Builders of Russia” Alexander Grachev.
“Our common goal is to provide operators with a safe
and a high-quality Russian aircraft for comfortable passenger transportation on regional and short-haul routes. The Superjet in its new appearance is extremely necessary for solving the strategic tasks that the country's leadership has set for all air transport. This is an increase in the air mobility of our citizens and an increase in the intensity of air traffic in Russia by 1.5 times by 2030," said Dmitry Yadrov, head of the Federal Air Transport Agency.
The PD-8 bypass turbofan engine with a thrust of 8 tons for the Superjet passenger aircraft and the Be-200 amphibious aircraft was created using new Russian materials and advanced technologies. The work involves broad cooperation between UEC enterprises, and the experience of creating the PD-14 engine is actively used.
As part of the import substitution work on the short-haul narrow-body airliner "Superjet", about 40 imported systems and units are being replaced, including the engine, avionics, chassis, auxiliary power unit, integrated control system, power supply systems, air conditioning, fire protection and others. The aircraft also received a domestic fuselage, which was modified to simplify the production and maintenance of the aircraft.
The first flight of the prototype of the modified regional passenger aircraft SJ-100 (SSJ100) Superjet️ (OP-2, factory number 95157, serial number 157, registration number 97012) with two new Russian engines PD-8. Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 03/17/2025 (c) PJSC United Aircraft Corporation
In this exclusive interview, Kirill Kuznetsov, the chief designer of the SJ-100 Superjet, takes us behind the scenes of the aircraft's rigorous certification process. As Russia's newest regional jet, the SJ-100 represents a significant leap in aviation technology, and Kuznetsov provides an in-depth look at the challenges and breakthroughs encountered during its system testing.
Alexander Dolotovsky, Deputy General Director of PJSC "Yakovlev" and Director of the Superjet Program, shares details about the certification tests taking place in Komsomolsk and Zhukovsky, as well as the reasons why the Superjet needs winglets and a Russian-made cabin
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