The Progress D-18T (or Lotarev D-18T ) is a 51,500 lbf (229 kN) high-bypass turbofan that powers the Antonov An-124 Ruslan and An-225 large freighters.
15-653: The engine was developed in the second half of the 1970s by the then Soviet Ivchenko-Progress design bureau. It is manufactured by the Motor Sich factory in Zaporizhzhia , Ukraine . It was the first engine in the USSR that could deliver more than 20,000 kgf (~196 kN or ~44,000 lbf) of thrust. The first start of a full-scale engine occurred on September 19, 1980, the An-124 maiden flight on December 24, 1982 and
30-625: A Continental CD-300 engine in September 2020, and FAA certification in July 2023. Turkish strategic drone Akinci is powered by these engines and flies up to 40,000 feet. True to the Soviet tradition, design is kept separate from production. Many of the bureau's designs were or are produced at Motor Sich , located at Zaporizhzhia International Airport . Motor Sich The Motor Sich Joint Stock Company ( Ukrainian : АТ «Мотор Січ» )
45-488: A Volga-Dnepr Airlines An-124 had an uncontained failure of the inboard left (number 2) D-18T engine. Data from forecastinternational.com Comparable engines Related lists Ivchenko-Progress Ivchenko-Progress ZMKB ( Ukrainian : Запорізьке машинобудівне конструкторське бюро «Прогрес» ім. О.Г.Івченка , Zaporizhzhia Machine-Building Design Bureau "Progress" State Enterprise named after Academician O.H.Ivchenko ), formerly OKB-478 and Ivchenko Lotarev ,
60-633: Is a Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer headquartered in Zaporizhzhia . The company manufactures engines for airplanes and helicopters as well as industrial marine gas turbines and installations. Motor Sich currently produces the Ivchenko Progress D-18 turbofan which powers variants of the Antonov An-124 and An-225 freighters, although the Ivchenko Progress D-36 / Ivchenko Progress D-436 series remain
75-432: Is a state design bureau that creates drafts and plans for aircraft engines in Zaporizhzhia , Ukraine whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft , most notably by Antonov , Beriev , Ilyushin , Tupolev , Mil and Yakovlev . The design bureau works closely with Motor Sich , the turbine manufacturer located in Zaporizhzhia which produces those engines . Polish manufacturer PZL-Mielec used
90-718: The Bayraktar TB2 , Bayraktar Akinci , Bayraktar Kızılelma , TAI Anka-3 drones and the TAI T929 ATAK 2 helicopter. Director-General of Motor Sich, Vyacheslav Bohuslayev noted that a $ 100 million loan from China needs to be repaid in 2026. Among the company's new products is the MS-500V turboshaft engine, originally intended for the Russian Ansat helicopter. The Motor-Sich plant in Zaporizhzhia
105-728: The Lotarev D-36 in 1971. This organization is now known as Ivchenko-Progress ZMKB and is based in Ukraine. Their engines are being operated successfully by numerous airlines around the world, including Volga-Dnepr , Antonov Airlines, Enimex , and Polet . In January 2015, Diamond Aircraft of Austria announced the first flight of the Diamond DA50 -JP7 powered by a 465 hp AI-450S turboprop engine developed by Ukraine's Motor Sich JSC and Ivchenko-Progress. However, Diamond ended up getting EASA certification on its DA50 RG model with
120-963: The Progress ZMKB AI-25TL engine in the PZL M-15 Belphegor cropduster. Both the largest plane in the world, the Antonov An-225 Mriya and the largest helicopter, the Mil Mi-26 , are powered by Progress/Lotarev engines. The bureau is administered by the Ukrainian Defense Industry and the Ministry of Industrial Policy. The Company has been involved for 60 years in the design of engines to power aircraft and helicopters of various types, and also designs drives and special equipment for industrial applications. Three notable designers have led
135-570: The US does not want Motor Sich to be closer with the Chinese, then they need to buy enough aircraft engines. Motor Sich severed ties with Russia in 2014, its biggest client, and consequently made efforts to find new markets. In the administration of President Donald Trump , Washington added Skyrizon to a Military End-User (MEU) List. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy then signed a decree imposing sanctions on Skyrizon to restrict its trading operations, while
150-694: The Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia plants and help Motor Sich to set up a new assembly and servicing plant in Chongqing . The company announced that it planned to launch its own helicopter, dubbed Hope, in 2018. Some individuals, including former counsel to the US Senate Foreign Relation Committee, William C. Triplet, have criticized Ukraine for allowing Motor Sich to conduct business with Chinese firms. Oleh Lyashko , leader of Ukraine’s Radical Party , said if
165-605: The company responded with a $ 3.5 billion arbitration case. On 11 March 2021, the Ukrainian government announced its intention to nationalize Motor Sich by buying back shares from Chinese holders. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said the government's decision is to "return Motor Sich to the Ukrainian people" and that "investors will be compensated". Several Turkish military products use Motor Sich engines, including
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#1732798292673180-458: The development during this time: Initially General Oleksandr Ivchenko designed piston engines. These engines were denoted AI. Work on their first turbine engine, the TS-12, began in 1953. Since the beginning of the 1960s the company have been developing bypass gas turbine engines. Under the direction of Volodymyr Lotarev, the organization developed the first operational Soviet high-bypass turbofans,
195-577: The engine passed official bench tests on December 19, 1985. An upgraded 3M version was developed to reduce emissions and increase the life of the hot section to 14,000 h, and is introduced on An-124s of Antonov Airlines . Currently 188 D-18T engines are in operation with a total flight time of over 1 million hours. In March 2020 Ukrainian authorities ordered a one time inspection of all D-18T engine intermediate pressure compressor disks following an uncontained engine failure . Inspections were required to be carried out within six months. On 13 November 2020
210-608: The highest production-rate engines in the CIS . Motor Sich inherited some of the former Soviet Union 's aero engine manufacturing capabilities. It produces turbofan, turboprop and rotary-wing turboshaft engines that power aircraft in Russian service, such as Mi- and Ka-series military helicopters. In 2017 Beijing 's Skyrizon Aviation purchased a 41% holding in Motor Sich. Skyrizon Aviation had agreed to first invest $ 250 million in
225-621: Was destroyed by Russian forces in late May 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine . On November 6, 2022, the government of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used martial law to nationalise the company, alleging that "Such steps, which are necessary for our country in conditions of war, are carried out in accordance with current laws and will help meet the urgent needs of our defense sector." The government of Ukraine also took control of truck maker KrAZ , energy companies Ukrnafta and Ukrtatnafta and transformer maker Zaporozhtransformator at
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