PAK DA aircraft’s engine successfully tested

JSC Kuznetsov did not say what kind of engine unit will power the “aircraft of the future,” but in August 2014 it was rumoured to be an improved NC-32, which is currently used on Tu-160 strategic bombers. Field tests of the first prototype engine of the PAK DA long-range aviation aircraft were undertaken successfully recently, engine maker JSC Kuznestsov said. This marks another milestone in the development of the aircraft.  The initial phase of development work on the PAK DA began in 2011, immediately after the design of the gen…