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(Translated by Roy Cochrun) (Translating the Russian Aviation News for You since Spring, 2000) Date Posted 25 April 2008 Plans to Certify PS-90A2 Aircraft Engine in 2009 ((Bench tests presently under way. Another engine is being readied for a special
150-hour bench test . Extended tests simulating 1,000 flight cycles ended
recently. In them, the gas temperatures
in front of the turbine were 200 degrees higher than on the series-built
PS-90A.)) Source: 25.04.08, AviaPort.RU, Correspondent: Dmitriy Kozlov Exporting "Night Hawks" ((Export variant is designated the Mi-28NEh. Discussions are under way with "more than three states." It would be equipped with the VK-2500 engine for extreme climates and the TV3-117VMA for temperate zones. Not further translated.)) Source: 25.04.08,
Lenta.RU Date Posted 24 April 2008 Russia Testing Upgraded "Night Hunter" The Rostvertol company is performing state tests of the upgraded
version of the Mi-28N "Night Hunter" strike helicopter which is equipped
with BK-2500 engines with increased takeoff power, ARMS-TASS reports referring to
the enterprise's general director, Boris Slyusar'. Source: 24.04.08,
Lenta.RU Date Posted 23 April 2008 One More Tu-160 Strategic Bomber to
Reach Russian Federation Inventory on 29 April One more Tu-160 strategic bomber will
enter the Russian Federation air force inventory in April 2008, the air force commander-in-chief,
General-Colonel Aleksandr Zelin reported on Tuesday. "We hope that on 29 April the
121st Heavy Bomber Regiment will receive the new Tu-160 airplane," the CinC
said. This year, he added, Russia's air force
plans to get three-four more such airplanes into the 121st regiment. "It is that aircraft on which per
se all word has been performed, it has been adapted for new weaponry," the
CinC noted. There are now 15 Tu-160 in the Russian
Federation air force inventory. It is planned to bring the number of Tu-160 to
30 airplane altogether in the near future. The Tu-160 is a supersonic strategic
missile carrier with a variable geometry wing. It is intended for destruction by
nuclear and conventional weapons of the most important targets in remote military
and geographic regions and the deep rear of the continental theaters of military
actions. The airplane has a high level of computerization
of the aircraft equipment. The information system in the cockpit is presented by
electro-mechanical displays and displays on monitors. The traditional steering column
for large aircraft has been exchanged for a control stick, similar to fighters.
The maximum takeoff weight is 275 tonnes,
maximum flight speed is more than 2,000 kilometers per hour and flight range is
greater than 13,000 kilometers. The Tu-160's primary weapons consist of subsonic
long-range cruise missiles which are armed with a nuclear warhead. The usage of
various types of bombs in different configurations with a total weight up to 40
tonnes is possible. Source: 22.04.08, RIA Novosti Air Force CinC: Fifth Generation
Airplane Will Begin Flights in 2009 The fifth generation airplane will begin
flights in 2009. As RIA Novosti reports, the Russian Federation air force commander-in-chief,
General-Colonel Aleksandr Zelin announced this to journalists today. "I am deeply convinced that
this aircraft will fly in 2000," he said. According to the CinC, he has been
at the plant in Komsomol'sk-on-Amur several times and is completely aware of
the situation. "We are satisfied on the whole
with the creation of this aircraft. I will be reporting to the government about
how it is being created. It's the future of the Russian air force," RIA
Novosti quotes Zelin. It is recalled that in December
2007, the Komsomol’sk-on-Amur Yu.A. Gagarin Aviation Production Association
(KnAAPO) which is included in the Sukhoy Holding Company, began assembly of the
first prototypes of the future multirole fifth generation fighter. Flight tests may begin in 2009. The fifth generation fighter is being
developed as a multirole complex which will be distinguished by high mobility, secrecy,
intelligence and survivability in the resolution of missions for securing complete
mastery in the air and destroying ground and naval targets. This airplane’s high combat effectiveness will
be the result of its flight performance and ability to use precision weapons. The
most modern engines and avionics will be installed on it. The An-70 Must Fly Ukraine's defense ministry is dissatisfied with the pace of the An-70
airplane's creation, Source: 23.04.08,
Voenno-Promyshlennyy Kur'er Russia Will Build Them ((VK-2500
helicopter engines, that is, without cooperating with Ukraine. Not
further translated.)) Upgrade of MiG-29 Fighters for India's Air Force Supposed to
End by March 2014 ((This article is reprinted from "Defense Aerospace"
and is not further translated here.)) Source: 23.04.08,
ARMS-TASS Date Posted 22 April 2008 Libya to Purchase 12 Multirole Su-35 Fighters During a visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Tripoli
that took place 16 - 17 April, the sides signed an agreement about military and
technical cooperation, which provides for the purchase by Libya of Russian manufactured
armament and military equipment for a total of 2.3 to 3 billion dollars. As is expected, Libya, in particular, will obtain 12 Su-35 multirole
fighters, 48 T-90S tanks, and some number of S-125 "Pechora," Tor-M2Eh"
and S-300PMU-2 "Favorit" missile air defense complexes (ZRK). In exchange for huge contracts in various areas, including electrical
power, construction and defense, Russia will cancel Libya' state debt which had
remained from Soviet times amounting to 4.6 billion dollars. Source: 21.04.08, ARMS-TASS Date Posted 21 April 2008 An-70 Begins Preparations for Continuing Flight Tests --
ANTK Antonov The An-70 military transport airplane has begun preparation
for the continuation of flight tests, the have reported at ANTK
Antonov. "The airplane has already made two flights after an extensive
stand-down," they said at the enterprise's press service. "Right now
it is undergoing routine maintenance and being readied for continuation of
tests," they added at the ANTK. Flight tests of the An-70 were stopped in the summer of 2006 because of the need for extending the service life of all components in connection with the expiration of a 10-year term of service. Tests of the aircraft have been underway since 1996. Source: 18.04.08,
RBK-Ukraina Cuba to Receive One More Tu-204CE Cargo Airplane by Summer
of This Year ((Title says it all. Not
further translated.)) Source: 21.04.08, AviaPort.RU, Correspondent: Dmitriy Kozlov The Aviation Store
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