Date Posted 09 October 2009

Russia May Deliver Il-76 and Il-78 to China

((Possible deliveries are still in the discussion stage for the transport and tanker.  Not further translated.))

Source: 09.10.09, Avia.RU

M-55 to Undergo Trials in Germany

The unique high-altitude M-55 "Geofizika" airplane will undergo in October - November of this years trials in Germany with new equipment and special apparatus installed before the forthcoming scientific expedition next year, in the course of which the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere will be studied, an informed source in the area of scientific and technical cooperation with foreign countries has reported to AviaPort.

Scientific equipment received earlier will be installed onto the M-55 in Germany. It is planned to make two flight for the purposes of checking its operability for the test flights. It is planned to ferry the airplane to the Kirune ((phonetic)) (Sweden) airport in mid-January 2010, from where the flights will be made for studying the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere. "The flights will take place over the waters of the Arctic Ocean," the source specified.

"The expedition program for next year is only being formed at this time and it will be defined more precisely in parallel with the trials taking place," he noted.

The M-55 "Geofizika" airplane is equipped with two PS-30V-12 turbofan engines. Nominal engine thrust is 4,500 kilograms, and at an altitude of 21,000 meters - 670 kilograms. The airplane's flight weight is 24,500 kilograms; maximum weight of the special payload is approximately 2,200 kilograms. The M-55 airplane's cruising speed is 740 kilometers per hour; landing speed weighing 23,400 kilograms is 188 kilometers per hour; lift-off speed weighing 23,400 kilograms is 175 kilometers per hour. Maximum flight range at 17,000 meters altitude is 5,000 kilometers; practical ceiling is 21,550 meters; flight endurance at 17,000 meters is up 6.5 hours; time at 21,000 meters is 1 hour; time to climb to 21,000 meters is 35 minutes. Length of takeoff roll/landing roll out - 340/900 meters; landing distance - 1,750 meters. Basing conditions - class 11 ((sic, possibly should be II)) airfield, concrete.

Source: 09.10.09, AviaPort.RU, Correspondent: Dmitriy Kozlov

Russia Begins Delivery of Ka-28 Antisubmarine Helicopters to China

GIST.

The helicopters are being delivered from the Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise.  Three of the nine Ka-28 ordered are being tested now.

The Ka-28 is the export version of the Ka-27 and is equipped with TVZ-117VMPAR engines that possess increased power at nominal and cruising speeds. The search variant is armed with radio-acoustical buoys, and in the search-strike-antisubmarine version with bombs and torpedoes (including he high-speed self-guiding APR-2Eh "Orlan" ((Sea Eagle)).

Source:  09.10.09, Avia.RU


Beginning 23 October and continuing for the foreseeable future, there will be no Russian Aviation News Translations on alternate Fridays.  News missed will be caught up the following Monday, with the exception of the 23 October news which will not be caught up until Wednesday, 28 October.  As always, the "Today in Russian Aviation History" feature will continue to operate.

Your friendly translator hopes his readers will understand; however, he will be traveling those weekends as he prepares to move to a new home sometime in the next few months. 

For those in a panic about where the news will be once your friendly translator finally does move, nothing will change.  It will continue to available right here.

Date Posted 08 October 2009

Rosoboronehksport Counting on MiG-35 Victory in Indian Fighter Tender

((India will buy 126 aircraft.  Not further translated.))

Source: 08.10.09, Interfax

Date Posted 07 October 2009

An-148 Production Program May Increase to 40 - 50 Airplanes Annually

((Presently 13 An-148 are being turned out a year at the Voronezh Joint Stock Airplane Building Company, but orders on hand may dictate the increased production.  Not further translated.))

Source:  06.10.09, Avia.RU

An-148 Adapting to Demand

Russia will decrease plan for manufacture of An-148 by more than a third

((Flying in the face of an earlier report, this article points out that the Voronezh plant now has orders for nearly 70 aircraft; however, this number includes both firm contracts and options on others.  A year ago there were 52 firm order and options for more than 80!  This article paints a gloomy picture.  Not further translated.))

07.10.09, Ehkonomicheskoye Izvestiya

Date Posted 06 October 2009

Preliminary Acoustical Studies of MS-21 Airplane Family End

((At the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute.  Not further translated..))

Source:  06.10.09, Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute

Bench Tests of MS-500 Engine Planned to Begin in 2009

((Motor Sich plans a family of engines based on the MS-500 ranging from 630 to 950 horsepower in takeoff regime, and 710 to 1,200 in emergencies.  The engine can be installed on helicopters in the "Ansat" and Ka-226 class.  Not further translated.))

Date Posted 05 October 2009

Su-35 Has Every Prospect for Victory in Brazilian Fighter Tender

((Title says it all.  Not further translated.))

Source: 02.10.09, Interfax

The TV3-117VMA-SBM1V

((This article is a rather detailed, somewhat longish description of this new helicopter engine.  It was tested on an upgraded Mi-24P at the Konotop, Ukraine, AVIKON aircraft repair plant.  It also was tested in a thermal vacuum chamber by the Central Institute of Aviation Motors where operability of the engine at altitudes up to 9,000 meters in an ambient air temperature ranging from minus 600 to plus 60 degrees Celsius and speeds up to 400 kilometers per hour were confirmed.  Actual flights were made up to 7,000 meters altitude. The engine has been restarted at altitudes up to 6,000 meters. Not further translate.))

Source: 05.10.09, OAO Motor Sich

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