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Kremlin To Invest $3 Billion in 35-tonne Turbofan for Il-96, CR929

The Aviadvigatel PD-35 ranks as the largest turbofan every conceived in Russia.

By Vladimir Karnozov

August 14, 2019

The Kremlin has agreed to provide $3 billion for research and development on the Aviadvigatel PD-35, the largest turbofan ever conceived in Russia, according to Alexander Inozemtsev, head of the Perm-based design house that oversees the project. Although news of the allocation had surfaced earlier, Inozemtsev’s confirmation during a recent press tour of the design house marked the first official acknowledgment of the funding. According to him, the PD-35 and its smaller sibling, the PD-14, will keep Aviadvigatel’s 3,000-strong team of engineers and technicians busy for many years.

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