Superjet's Russian engine readies for flight

Russia's United Engine Corporation has completed ground testing of the PD-8 turbofan and has begun preparing it for flight trials on the Ilyushin-76LL testbed later this year.

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The manufacture of two experimental engines has begun for installation on a Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) by year-end. Should flight testing go as planned, the re-engined, rewired Superjet-NEW (SSJ100NEW) will gain a supplemental type certificate in late 2023 and enter commercial service in 2024.