Klimov To Run Hybrid-Electric Powerplant Demonstrator By 2023

Klimov’s hybrid-electric powerplant is now based on the VK-650V turboshaft.
Credit: Klimov
Russia’s United Engine Corp. (UEC) plans to complete a demonstrator of its first hybrid-electric powerplant by 2023, says Mikhail Shemet, deputy director of the PDV future helicopter engine program at Klimov. UEC selected the St. Petersburg-based subsidiary as prime contractor for the program...

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