The Tu-214’s Biggest Weakness May Finally Be Solved
Tupolev Design Bureau engineers are currently engaged in the process of redesigning the Tu-214 aircraft to accommodate a two-pilot cockpit configuration, as Russia's initiative...
Russia Finally Moves Beyond Motor Sich With Massive New Engine Push
For decades, Motor Sich was a strategically important industrial company in the post-Soviet world. Russian helicopters, transport aircraft, industrial turbines, and energy systems throughout...
Russia Says New China Helicopter Project Will “Shock” the Market
As Rostec and China's Avicopter continue to develop an advanced heavy-lift helicopter that has the potential to profoundly change the global rotorcraft market, an...
Inside Russian Helicopter Gearbox Technology That Handles 15,000 RPM
The gearbox is one of the most critical technologies concealed within every rotary-wing aircraft, although modern helicopters are often linked with their engines, rotor blades,...
Moscow Reveals Why the PD-35 Is More Than Just an Aircraft Engine
The PD-35, a next-generation ultra-high-thrust aircraft engine that officials are increasingly describing as much more than a traditional powerplant, is of immense strategic significance...