The Myasishchev Experimental Machinery Building Plant has received Russian AP-23 certification for its M101T Gzhel single-engine business turboprop, more than 10 years after the programme was launched.
The six-seat Gzhel is powered by the 560kW (750hp) Walter M-601F turboprop and is designed to operate from short unpaved airfields. The standard version will have a 3,000kg (6,600lb) take-off weight and a 1,200km (650nm) range with full payload at 25,000ft (7,600m) cruise altitude. The company also plans a freighter version and an airliner derivative with a 2,000km range. The first VIP-configured aircraft is being used as a corporate demonstrator.
Source: Flight International
