Russia’s Baikal Turboprop Program Hits Dead End

LMS-901 Baikal prototype during flight trials.
Credit: UWCA
Development of the nine-seat LMS-901 Baikal commuter turboprop has reached a stalemate, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev told the State Duma May 14. The type was being developed by the privately owned Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) as a replacement for Soviet-era Antonov An-2 piston...
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