In Russia, the appearance of the demonstrator of the new power plant for aircraft was determined. The demonstrator of the hybrid aircraft engine based on the power plant of the VK-650B will be released in 2023. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Deputy Director of the Program of Prospective Engines “ADK-Klimov” (included in the Joint Engineering Corporation “Rostech”) Mikhail Sheremet.
He noted that by 2022 the company will create a demonstrator of the hybrid power plant (GSU) with the VK-100 turbostarter as a drive. Development of a 200 kilowatt demonstrator is located at the stage of the design documentation. “Now we are in the chart: the middle of 2022 – the Matchaist must already be made and by the end of 2022 should conduct tests,” Sheremet said.
The representative of the enterprise said that by 2023 a 500 kilowatt demonstrator will be created on the basis of the engine VK-650B. GSU tests scheduled for 2024.
Aviation hybrid power unit combines an electrical part with a gas turbine engine. Energy Supplies GSU can be applied as auxiliary power plant on civil and combat aircraft.
Earlier in Russia experienced a promising piston aviation engine ADD-A in an inverted position. New power plant is designed for an acrobatic category aircraft.