Visit to Gromov Flight Research Institute

The President was presented with advanced models of Russian aircraft, including the next-generation Yakovlev MC-21-310 medium-range passenger aircraft powered by the PD-14 engine, the Sukhoi SJ-100 equipped with the PD-8 engine, and the Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop aircraft.

Accompanying the head of state were First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov Manturov DenisFirst Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation , Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev Savelyev VitalyDeputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation , Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov Alikhanov AntonMinister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation , Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov Siluanov AntonMinister of Finance of the Russian Federation , Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov Chemezov SergeiCEO of Rostec State Corporation , President and Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank of Russia German Gref Gref GermanChairman of the Management Board and CEO of Sberbank , and Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Dmitry Yadrov.

Explanations were provided by the chief designers and test pilots.

The Gromov Flight Research Institute is the leading enterprise in the Russian aviation industry specialising in the comprehensive research and testing of aircraft and onboard systems.