Engines
Engine to power Superjet makes successful first run
PowerJet, the 50/50 partnership between France’s Snecma and Russia’s NPO Saturn, successfully ran up the first SaM146 engine for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 on

PowerJet, the 50/50 partnership between France’s Snecma and Russia’s NPO Saturn, successfully ran up the first SaM146 engine for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 on July 9 at the Rybinsk test and assembly facility.

The 14,000- to 17,500-pound-thrust engine was run for 2.5 minutes during the test, said PowerJet CEO Michel Dechelotte. “We were very pleased with the engine and we’re preparing for the second run very soon. We expect this will take the engine to full power,” he added.