Russia Strives For Domestic Engines In Struggling GA Industry

Russia’s United Engine Corp. is developing the 115-hp M105 as a domestic replacement for the popular Rotax 914.

Russia’s United Engine Corp. is developing the 115-hp M105 as a domestic replacement for the popular Rotax 914.

Credit: Rostec
Russia’s efforts to replace Western suppliers to an aircraft industry crippled by sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine are not restricted to its commercial airliner programs. For a general-aviation sector already in the doldrums, and reliant on aging Soviet types, the disruptions have been an...
Graham Warwick

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