A light aircraft 'Tango' with a domestic engine has made its first…
A light aircraft 'Tango' with a domestic engine has made its first flight. The light aircraft 'Tango', equipped with an experimental prototype of the domestic APD-520 'Leader' engine, successfully completed its maiden flight.
Consensus
- The light aircraft 'Tango' completed its first flight.
- The aircraft is equipped with an experimental domestic piston engine APD-520 'Leader'.
- The flight was conducted by pilot-tester Vladimir Barsuk, director of FAU 'SibNIATs named after Chaplygin'.
- The aircraft flew in a circuit and landed safely at the departure airfield.
- All onboard systems functioned normally during the flight.
- The flight fulfilled all tasks according to the test program.
- Prior to the flight, ground tests were conducted on the engine under various operating modes.
- Engine startup time and rotational speed dynamics were recorded during testing.
- Taxi runs, high-speed run-ups close to takeoff conditions, and short climbs up to 5 meters were performed before the first flight.
Points of divergence
- The Il-114-300 received a type certificate from Rosaviation with significant operational limitations compared to the Il-114-100. — vm
- On June 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Flight Research Institute named after M.M. Gromov in Zhukovsky and reviewed new Russian aircraft including the Il-114-300, SJ-100, and MS-21. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Light aircraft 'Tango' with domestic engine completed its first flight — Вечерняя Москва
- A 'Tango' aircraft with a Russian engine took flight for the first time — Ведомости