Yekaterinburg, December 24 – A protótipo of the LMS-901 Baikal light multipurpose aircraft has completed its first flight equipped with a fully domestic powerplant, combining the new VK-800 turboprop engine and the AV-901 propeller.

The test took place at the airfield of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant in Yekaterinburg, as part of the joint flight test program.

During the inaugural flight with the new propulsion system, the aircraft reached a speed of 210 km/h and an altitude of 400 meters. Prior to receiving authorization for the flight test, a full cycle of ground tests of the powerplant was conducted, including an assessment of engine stability across all planned operating modes, throttle response, operation of the emergency engine shutdown and propeller feathering systems, as well as verification of the fuel supply system.

Source and images: minpromtorg.gov.ru