In October 2014, the PD-14 engine has been certified by the Federal Air Transport Agency. It was the first civil aircraft engines, developed in Russia in the post-Soviet period.
"DCS-AVIADVIGATEL" PD-14 designed so, to the specific consumption of fuel in it was 10-15% less, and the life cycle - a comparable figure above. It said the willingness to make the PD-14 a real asset for the MS-21, and for all domestic aircraft building.
However, the power plant is still in development, and serial advanced engines, we see no earlier 2023rd year.
On the basis of the PD-14 will create a whole family of power units of different power - they have to be equipped with all the variants of MS-21. The maximum possible traction PD – 20 tonnes. To create more traction required a significant design change too. Therefore, there is another development for these purposes - PD-35 (it should enter into operation not earlier than 2025 year, in the series - 2028 th).
If a PD-14, we catch up with the West control system, with the PD-35 we want to overtake the West. To the system declared extremely high demands on the characteristics of
said the managing director of "JDC-STAR" Sergey Ostapenko.
“Catalog” PD-14 cost less than the price of their competitors from Pratt&Whitney. On 2014 PW1000G year the cost was 5,4 million dollars. Russian engine at that time obtained more. However, the fall of the ruble has reduced its dollar value nearly doubled. 177 million rubles. Since then, the dollar rose, and now $5,4 million - is already 360 million rubles. This creates a definite advantage to the Russian engine, but there are a number of other difficulties.
Number of contracted engines is still small. Basically - because of the lack of international certificates. Receiving EASA documents (European Aviation Safety Agency), scheduled for the year 2019, may be thwarted mismatch noise and emissions - the eternal misfortune of the Russian systems of last generation. The same applies to ICAO certification – (International civil aviation organization). Even Russian companies, flying abroad, We have to obey them.
In, that the procedure does not go smoothly, officials and representatives of the "Rostec" actually do not doubt. AND, knowing the stiffness of international standards, there is no doubt: engine can be three economical, three times more durable, but if it is at the same time it creates discomfort to others, it simply will not be allowed on the global market. Provided sanctions action may manifest itself, and the bias element.
Besides, there is a second problem - the lack of overseas service network. On its construction can not hear anything. This problem has already faced Sukhoi SuperJet.
The third problem - Russia has to play the role of catch-up. Issue MRO-network, specializing in aviation subjects, notes, that PD-14 'is not a geared-turbofan, how PW1000G, and does not use ceramic matrix composite parts, both in the family CFM LEAP ». However, life stresses, that the criteria of modern western Russian engines, basically, corresponds to.
According to the data, previously published in the media, power plant has cost 70 billion rubles, most of which has been allocated from the state budget. From a purely commercial point of view it is not known, Will the prospective power plant recoup itself even taking into account, that the Russian domestic market it will be equipped with the full program.
"Combined motor corporation", included in the "Rostec" structure, for obvious reasons, is now looking for additional ways to recapture the cost of PD-14, in addition to the modifications for different planes and helicopters. Conventionally such engines are used in gas turbines for gas transportation. However, this project will see the light until 2030 year.
In the same time, sum, apparent space, actually it is consistent with costs, which bear on the development aviakorporatsii, modernization and development of series production. Pratt&Whitney, PW1000G which is one of the PD-14 main competitors, In 2017, the year spent 1,3 billion dollars in renovation of equipment for the production of civil engines.
Russia has yet to overcome the technological gap with the West, It emerged after the collapse of the USSR. Therefore seemingly huge financial costs actually invested not only in the project itself. This investment in PD-35, and other advanced propulsion systems.
The main task of the Russian companies, working on the installation - do not go to the "ours and so buy" mode. If the engine does not receive EASA and ICAO certificates, it could be considered, that an attempt to regain the status of a great aviation power failed. Because the truly great power – and, whose achievements are recognized not only by friends, but also enemies.
