The Yak-18T aircraft with an ADD-500 engine, based on the power plant of the Russian Aurus car, passed the pre-flight tests, reports RIA Novosti, referring to the Central Institute of Aviation Engineering (CIAM).
“The tests held at the airfield for small aviation, first from the launches, working out modes, engine pickup and static thrust on an airplane on the leash; Then Yak-18T completed a set of runs and raids. During the test, the engine showed steady operation and The ability to provide the necessary flight characteristics, “said in Qiam.
In the future, the development of the marketplace on the experimental work on the family of serial aviation engines for small aviation aircraft.
In September, CEAM CEO Mikhail Gordin said that at the end of the 2021 or early 2022, the first flight would make Yak-18T with a modified engine from Aurus car.