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Russia orders 96 newest AL-41F engines to be used to equip Soviet – 35S

http://www.sina.com.cn on October 11, 2009 10:24 East net

117S vectored thrust engine which displays at the Moscow air show

　　Eastern net on October 11 news: According to the Russian News Agency, Russian machine manufacture unified body (UMPO) has signed with Armor river bank Komsomolsk airplane manufacture unified body has supplied (117S which 96 AL-41F-1S i.e. reported early) engine, is used in the newest Soviet which equips Russia Air force to order – 35S multipurpose fighter.

　　According to the plan, complete 96 AL-41F-1S will produce before 2015 finished, the first batch engine will produce in 2010 finished.

　　Along with the most new style Soviet – 35S go into operational service, Russia Air force for the first time will have has the vectored thrust function engine. Before this, has similar function engine to be only used to export.

　　AL-41F-1S is one kind of double vectored thrust turbojet engine, the performance only slightly is inferior the Russia newest development fifth generation of engine. It is carrying on the thorough modernized improvement foundation to obtain one kind of advanced engine to AL-31F, the thrust force latter increases two tons, amounts to 14.5 tons. In addition, this engine also used the vectored thrust technology, the service life also had the extension.

　　Agreement which according to Sukhoi airplane manufacturer, “Saturn” science production integrated corporation and UMPO limited company achieve, will involve AL-41F-1S each right to share by the latter two enterprises. In some achievements which developing in this engine process obtains will also be used for the Russia’s fifth generation of fighter aircraft development new power equipment.

　　Holds during the end of August “MAKS-2009” international air astronautics display, Russia Military has signed with Sukhoi Corporation has purchased at least 64 new fighter aircraft’s contracts. Agrees according to the contract, Russia Air force altogether has ordered 48 Soviet – 35 and 4 Soviet – 30M2 and 12 Soviet -27M. And, Soviet – 35 unit prices are over 40 million US dollars, but Soviet – 30M2 and Soviet -27M unit price has also been over 30 million US dollars.

　　At present, UMPO started to begin the assembly productive work of AL-41F-1S engine. (Translation: Spring breeze)