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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, July 2 (Xinhua) — The first five Russian light multi-role aircraft “Baikal” will be delivered to the Aurora airline at the end of 2026, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov said in the Federation Council of the Russian Federation on Wednesday.
The aircraft was developed by Baikal-Engineering under a contract with the ministry. It is a nine-seat aircraft, which is being created for regional airlines to replace the An-2 aircraft. The first test flight of Baikal took place in January 2022.
The aircraft design uses a new Russian-made VK-800 engine. According to A. Alikhanov, its certification will take place this year. –0–