– We worked on development a small aircraft called “Baikal”. Today we got to the blind alley. I mean, we do not expect the “Baikal” aircraft – he confessed Jurij Trunniewrepresentative of Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Far East Federal District.
“The Moscow Times” quoted the words of the politician that fell during the meeting of the Far East committee and the Arctic of Russian pride.
– work on creating a new Russian aircraft “Baikal”, which He was to replace Soviet An-2stuck in a deadline and its serial production is no longer planned – said Trunniew.
Russia: Putin's man confessed to failure. “We will have to get out of the situation”
Putin's representative said that – according to him – there are practically no small aircraft in Russia. – Now We will have to get out of the situationredesigning the An -2 aircraft – noted Trunniew.
The Ukrainian Portal True noted that from 2019 Baikal Engineering, which is a subsidiary of the Urals of Civil Aviation Zakłady, has been responsible for the development of “Baikal”.
As we read, as announced mass production The machines were to start in 2024, and her The premiere was set at 2025.
As later told the “Kommiersant” source similar to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the designers of “Baikal” committed A number of “dramatic mistakes”which caused that the plane “actually had to be constructed again”.
The fiasco of the Russian industry. There will be no “Baikal” aircraft
Pursuant to the Russian “Aviation Industry Development Program”, approved by the government, it was planned to produce in total by 2030 139 such aircraft.
It was assumed that “Baikal” would be able to transport to nine passengers or to two tons of load.
Samolot An-2by Polish pilots called “Antques”it was developed in the late 1940s in Ukraine by the construction office of Oleg Antonov. Its production ended in the 1980s. The machine is often compared to the famous “Hekinnex” – PO-2 aircraft from World War II.
The Ukrainian truth in the context of the fiasic of the Russian industry reminded that from the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Russians managed to produce only seven aircraft Superjet 100 “Suchoj”passenger machines used in civil aviation. According to Moscow's plans, 108 were to be built.