Pr.955A Borei-A class
^ thats really something
955A/955 comparison….the evolution is similar to the 667A-series/B/BD/BDR/BDRM, project number remains the same with the alphabets making all the difference, typical of Russian upgrades across its designs/armaments.
Commander-in-Chief meets his Carrier Air Wing – VAdm P Ajit Kumar FOC-in-C(W) greets the ‘Black Panthers’ Sqn on their 6th anniversary & gets airborne with ‘White Tigers’ on a MiG 29K at INS Hansa, Dabolim to review their Op readiness. Happy Anniversary Black Panthers 1/2
He interacted with the aircrew and congratulated them on their 6th anniversary 2/2
https://twitter.com/indiannavy/statu…86593339035648
Good report on that new small engine which was earlier tested.
From its looks, its an X-configured engine like that (not exact) of the the 12-cylinder 12N360, but with two cylinders in-line.
^ 12N360
AFAIK, 360hp M-14P (“R” for radial?), was to be succeeded by a more powerful 400hp M-14X which did not progress much. It was probably just a more powerful variant of the 9-cylinder M-14P radial engine without any change in configuration or a complete new design? I don’t know much details about it. Anyone knows better, please do share.
But I would like to speculate that maybe it was meant to be a X-configured engine?
Some specs from the report.
8-cylinder, 2-stroke, petrol/gasoline engine in X-configuration
400 hp
200Kg
I’m starting to like this little fellow. Hope it succeed well. Though I don’t like it being a gasoline.
In Novosibirsk have created an all-aluminum aircraft engine
Published 23.01.2018 | @AviaRu |
http://aviation21.ru/v-novosibirske-sozdan-polnostyu-alyuminievyj-aviadvigatel/
The world’s first all-aluminium aircraft engine created by designers of Novosibirsk state technical University (NSTU). Aluminium made even those parts which are subjected to the highest loads: crankshaft, cylinder liners, and flywheel. About it reported in a press release issued by the press service NGTU.
In curb aluminum engine will weigh at least 200 kg, while the weight of its predecessor, the engine M-14P, – not less than 250 kg. the power of the new engine increased by 10% – up to 400 horsepower, and fuel consumption decreased by about 15 %.
Aluminium has already been used in the aviation and automotive engines, but parts, operating under high load, still made of steel. Scientists of Novosibirsk state technical University managed to replace them with aluminum using a special technology of plasma-electrolytic oxidation (PEO), established within the Institute of inorganic chemistry SB RAS. The essence of technology, what aluminum parts exposed to the plasma discharges, with the result that the surface formed a thin layer of aluminium oxide known as corundum. Corundum has high hardness and melting point, which is why aluminum parts with corundum surface can replace steel in the engine.
The new engine will be installed to double the Yak-52, old engines which are either already worn out or are on the verge of production. Now in Russia operates several hundred aircraft Yak-52, they are used as a training aircraft in DOSAAF schools, as well as private and commercial aircraft.
Ground engine test successfully passed at the mochishche aerodrome near Novosibirsk on 19 January 2018, Now the creators are testing the stated life of the engine, which is 2,000 hours. After that, the engine will be installed on the Yak-52 and will start its flight tests.
It is expected that serial production engine will be twice cheaper than modern analogues.
Engine designs created by the graduates of NSTU company “ZK-Action.” The developer of the engine – Professor, Department of aircraft and helicopter manufacturing, faculty of aircraft Novosibirsk state technical University, Ilya Zverkov, the development team are graduate students, and undergraduates NSTU. The NSTU, along with the Institute of theoretical and applied mechanics SB RAS and the Institute of inorganic chemistry SB RAS provides scientific and technological support for the development. Funded the development of the engine mainly at the expense of Fund “Revival of Russian aviation”.
Initially I thought it was an all aluminium M-14P radial engine. But its not.
Compared to the M-14P
Weight – 200 Kg
Power – 400 hp (10%increase)
Fuel consumption – decreased by about 15 %
I wonder if this new engine will be considered for the Yak-152. They should promote it to the Chinese who can use it on their Yak-152 variant which is currently using that 9-cyinderl M-14P radial engine.
World’s first ever aluminum aircraft engine developed in Siberia
https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2018/1/23/10647/
Vladimir Putin visited Kazan aircraft factory and watched a demonstration flight of the Tu-160M “Pyotr Deinekin”
Published 25.01.2018 | @AviaRu |
Photo (C) Marina lystseva
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kazan aviation plant. S. P. Gorbunov, where the head of state was organized by a demonstration flight of a new supersonic strategic bomber Tu-160M “Pyotr Deinekin,” the flight test program.
The flight was at an altitude of 300 meters and lasted about seven minutes. The pilots have done maneuvers that allow to check the stability and controllability of the aircraft in the air. The weather conditions were quite challenging: the airfield covered with snow charge.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the new Tu-160 in flight which he observed in Kazan, strengthen the nuclear triad of the Russian Federation. “This [development] important step in the development of high-tech sector and in strengthening the country’s defense, because it is one of the elements of our nuclear triad in the air,” he said in conversation with employees of the Kazan aviation plant named after Gorbunov.
The President called conducted work on creation of the plane “the big success of the plant”. The President invited a year and a half to fly on this plane, in response to what Putin has reminded that has already been on a plane predecessor.
There at the Kazan aviation plant in the presence of the President of Russia, the Ministry of defence and JSC “Tupolev” signed a contract for the supply of modernized strategic bombers Tu-160M2. Signatures under the document was signed by Deputy defense Minister Yuri Borisov and the head of the United aircraft Corporation Yuri Slusar, said TASS. The contract includes the supply of ten aircraft with a total cost of 160 billion rubles. According to the President, it will fully load the company until 2027.
During a meeting with employees of KAZ Putin said he did not doubt the coherence further work on Tu-160. He reiterated the need to develop civil aviation, including to think about the civilian version of the Tu-160. This aircraft will be in demand, although it requires a lot of work, he added.
“We need to make a civilian version,” – said Putin. “Tu-144 why was ready – the ticket had to match some average wage in the country. And now the situation is different. Now, big companies have emerged that could use this plane.” The President has noticed that it is faster to fly to new York than from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok.
The head of the United aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar told Putin that the Corporation have a project of such a supersonic civilian airliner.
There is already talks of a civilian supersonic aircrafte based on the Tu-160.
From Indian Navy’s sea power demo to the RM
All three P-15A, Kolkata, Kochi & Chennai were involved. You can see them simultaneously firing their rockets in one of the video below.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTFhLQCUQAARfRy.jpg: orig
Indian Navy’s sea power demonstration to Raksha Manthri, videos from onboard VKD
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