Engines
Superjet has full power as SaM146 is certified
Powerjet received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the SaM146 turbofan on June 23.

Powerjet received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the SaM146 turbofan on June 23. Jean-Paul Ebanga, chairman and CEO of the joint venture between France’s Snecma and Russia’s NPO Saturn, reported that the company expects to build 12 production engines this year in Rybinsk, Russia, allowing Sukhoi Civil Aircraft to honor its commitment to deliver the first production Superjet 100s to Aeroflot and Armavia by year-end. 

EASA certification of the SaM146 engine marks a monumental achievement for a program that had struggled to supply the Superjet program with enough prototype engines to keep pace with Sukhoi’s test schedule. Although Sukhoi had managed to fly four prototypes by February, it did so with only six engines, using the first two on both the first and fourth airplanes.