Russian aircraft Superjet made its first flight with Russian engine PD-8 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, thus beginning flight tests of the engine as part of the aircraft, state corporation Rostec said.

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Russia’s Superjet airliner completed its first test flight using the domestically produced PD-8 engine, state defense and industrial conglomerate Rostec announced Monday. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 — ...

The PD-8 bypass turbofan engine, with a thrust of 8 tons, is designed for both the Superjet passenger aircraft and the Be-200 amphibious aircraft. It was developed using new Russian materials and ...

Rostec said it successfully flew its "Russified" regional jet with a PD-8 engine, which replaced a previous engine that relied on a French firm.

The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsiya, Dmitry Yadrov, also underlined the importance of the SJ-100 with PD-8 engines for certification purposes, noting that domestically produced ...

The Superjet was Russia's 2011 answer to regional aircraft like the Embraer E-jets ... the recent test flight with the replacement engine, the PD-8, it expects to get certification for the Russian ...

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