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UZGA Files Type-Certificate Applications for Baikal and Osvey, Details Ladoga Test Plan

Certification of key domestic powerplants in 2026 underpins flight‑test timing, sustaining the program’s target approvals.

Overview

  • UZGA submitted type‑certificate applications for the LMS‑901 Baikal and the LMS‑192 Osvey to Rosaviatsia and the Avieregister of Russia.
  • Osvey has cleared its mock‑up review with remarks addressed, and reporting documentation will be forwarded to the regulators.
  • For Baikal, VK‑800 engine and AV‑901 propeller certification is planned for Q1 2026, with a prototype flight using them expected by the end of 2025 and a type certificate targeted in 2026.
  • UZGA expects to complete the first TVRS‑44 Ladoga prototype by year‑end, plans a first flight in mid‑2026, and anticipates TV7‑117ST‑02 engine certification in 2026 toward a 2029 type approval.
  • Russia’s aviation program projects production by 2030 of 139 Baikal, 105 Ladoga and 158 Osvey aircraft, with Osvey pursued as a RussiaBelarus project intended for serial output in Belarus.