Rostec created a Russian engine control system for SSJ-NEW

2021: Creation of self-propelled guns for PD-8 aircraft engine

The United Engine Corporation Rostec has created an automatic control system (self-propelled guns) for the PD-8 aircraft engine, which is planned to be equipped with the SSJ-NEW passenger liner. Equipment controlling the operation of the power plant, including thrust parameters and fuel consumption, is assembled on the basis of 100% of Russian components and materials. This became known on January 27, 2022.

Specialists of the Perm enterprise "ODK-STAR" completed the development of self-propelled guns PD-8 in a short time - a year and a half passed from the moment of signing the technical assignment to the assembly of the first sample. The start of serial production of equipment is planned for 2023 after qualification work and the receipt of permits.

The automatic control system for the PD-8 engine, which will be equipped with the imported replacement liner SSJ-NEW, will be assembled from completely domestic materials and electronic components. It has high resource indicators and is resistant to failures. In January 2022, the system will complete the refinement and verification at the stands, after which it will be transferred for bench tests as part of the engine, "said Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec State Corporation.

In 2021, Rostec introduced the PD-8 gas generator - the "heart" of the PD-8 engine. As of January 2022, two copies of the gas generator were collected, which were tested. As part of the tests, the correct operation of the units, the required temperature and pressure parameters, and compliance with environmental standards were confirmed. The receipt of a type certificate for PD-8 is scheduled for 2023.

The creation of the PD-8 marching power plant for use on SSJ-NEW aircraft is in the cooperation of UEC enterprises using the experience of creating the Rostec PD-14 engine^[1].

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