The fifth prototype of the LMS-901 “Baikal,” identified as No. 0005 and the third airworthy example, completed its first test flight at the airfield of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), part of the Union of Russian Mechanical Engineers.
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Video: Experimental Aircraft with VK-800 Engine Conducts First Test Flight in Russia
The Yak-40 flying laboratory, operated by the Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute (SibNIA) and named after S.A. Chaplygin, successfully completed the first test flight with the VK-800 turboprop engine, developed by JSC “UZGA” (Ural Civil Aviation Plant).
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