This How Russia's NEW PD-35 Engine will Outsmart Rolls-Royce!

Russia’s PD-35 is one of the country’s most ambitious next-generation aircraft engine projects, designed to deliver a major increase in thrust and potentially power a new generation of wide-body commercial and transport aircraft. In this video, we explore how the PD-35 engine is being developed, what makes its architecture and target performance significant, and how it could eventually compete with major Western engine manufacturers such as Rolls-Royce, GE Aerospace, and Pratt & Whitney. The PD-35 project represents a major step in Russia’s effort to develop high-thrust turbofan technology for large aircraft. What makes the PD-35 different? How much thrust is Russia targeting? What aircraft could eventually use the engine? And could the program become a serious competitor in the high-thrust commercial aviation engine market? We examine the PD-35 engine, Russian aviation technology, high-thrust turbofans, aircraft engines, Rolls-Royce engines, wide-body aircraft, Russian aerospace, and the future of commercial aviation. The competition in aircraft engines is extremely difficult. Developing an engine with high thrust, efficiency, reliability, durability, and certification standards requires decades of engineering and testing. That makes the PD-35 one of Russia’s most closely watched aerospace projects.