Engines
Russian Engine for Irkut MC-21 Wins Certification
Engineers hope to test indigenous PD-14 on narrowbody prototype by year-end
The PD-14 turbofan began flight trials aboard an Il-76 test bed in 2015.
The PD-14 turbofan began flight trials aboard an Il-76 test bed in 2015.

Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsiya has issued type certification for an indigenous engine alternative for the Irkut MC-21 narrowbody known as the PD-14, the country’s Ministry for Industry and Trade announced Thursday. A pair of MC-21 prototypes powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1431G geared turbofans now engage in flight testing, but PD-14 certification marks an important advance for the Kremlin-ordered Import Substitution program, aimed at achieving Russian independence in the commercial aviation domain.


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