Russia to Replace French Engine in KA-226T Helicopters with Locally-made Powerplant
Russia to Replace French Engine in KA-226T Helicopters with Locally-made Powerplant Our Bureau 7391 Ka-226T helicopter Russia’s Rostec has commenced developing a new engine, VK-650V, to replace the Turbomeca (Safran) Arrius 2G1 in its KA-226T multi-purpose helicopter. Rostec, the holding company of Russian Helicopters announced today, “VK-650V engine, which will replace imported power plants for Ka-226T helicopters, has been assembled and installed on a test bench at the UEC-Klimov. Its preparation for engineering tests is nearing completion.” U.S. and European Union defence and du...
Source: defenseworld.net