SJ‑100 fitted with Aviadvigatel PD‑8 passes runway water‑ingestion test at Zhukovsky

United Aircraft carried out a runway pooled‑water ingestion test on its import‑substituted Yakovlev SJ‑100 fitted with Aviadvigatel PD‑8 engines (msn 97023) at the Gromov Institute near Zhukovsky, accelerating the type through a ~70m by 12m standing water pool to assess engine resilience.

Discovered 2025-11-10T00:13:43.526548-08:00 | 2025-11-10T00:13:43.526548-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The test validates a domestic powerplant solution for the SSJ‑100 and advances Russia’s import‑substitution drive, building on Rostec’s ongoing study into re‑engining options.
  • Conducted on msn 97023 using a ~70m × 12m standing‑water pool at the Gromov Institute, the trial provides concrete data on Aviadvigatel PD‑8 water‑ingestion resilience under realistic runway conditions.
  • Successful engine resilience testing reduces operational risk for operators keeping Superjet fleets in service through 2029 and complements recent regulatory and maintenance actions such as the fuselage fastener inspections ordered by Rosaviatsiya.

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2025-11-10T00:13:43.526548-08:00
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