Motor Sich
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 Central entrance to the Motor Sich plant | |
| Industry | Serial producing |
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| Founded | 1907 |
| Headquarters | Zaporizhia, Ukraine |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Aircraft engines, Turbojet engines |
 UAH 1.2 billion (2010)[1] | |
| Total assets | UAH 8.2 billion (2010)[1] |
Number of employees | 21,860 (December, 2010)[1] |
| Website | http://www.motorsich.com/ |
The Motor Sich Public Joint Stock Company (Ukrainian: ВАТ «Мотор Січ») in Zaporizhia is one of the largest engine manufacturers for airplanes and helicopters worldwide. It is also the only enterprise in Ukraine manufacturing engines for airplanes and helicopters as well as industrial gas turbine installations.
Overview
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 remains the highest production-rate engine in the CIS
Motor Sich inherited most 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.[2]
Among the company's new products, there is the MS-500V turboshaft engine intended for the Russian Ansat helicopter.
Gallery
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Progress D-18T engine manufactured by Motor Sich -
Progress D-436 engine manufactured by Motor Sich -
Motor Sich MS-500V engine -
Ukrainian Modernization Mil Mi-8MSB-V -
Modernized Mil Mi-24P in Ukraine Army service
See also
References
- ^ a b c Motor Sich JSC (31 December 2010). "Motor Sich Annual Report 2010" (PDF). motorsich.com. Motor Sich JSC. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces/news/jdi/jdi060823_1_n.shtml
