The Russian Spectra Tango trainer took off for the first time with a domestically produced engine.

The Spectra Tango training aircraft, developed by Russian holding company S7 Group, took to the skies for the first time with a Russian-made engine, the holding's press service reported.

The Spectra PV-10 Tango is a Russian light aircraft being developed by Spectra Aircraft in conjunction with the Siberian Research Institute. aviation S. A. Chaplygin (SibNIA). The aircraft first flew in 2024, but with a Belgian UL Power 520is engine producing 200 hp. The aircraft's performance was later upgraded and equipped with a domestic APD-520 "Lider" piston engine, developed by S7 Group specialists.

It was with this Russian engine that the aircraft made its maiden flight, and certification testing began. The re-engined Tango was flown by Vladimir Barsuk, a first-class test pilot at SibNIA. The flight was short: the aircraft took off, circled, and landed successfully. Everything proceeded as planned.

The Spectra PV-10 Tango is a light-engine, four-seat trainer aircraft designed for basic pilot training in civil and general aviation. It can also be used for private purposes. Serial production was initially scheduled to begin late this year or early next year. There is no information on whether the developer's plans have changed.

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[KTM-5]

The fashion for vehicle names written in Latin is still very strong...
Is it really impossible to name a Russian airplane in Russian?

[Andriuha077]

Quote: KTM-5

The fashion for vehicle names written in Latin is still very strong...
Is it really impossible to name a Russian airplane in Russian?

To achieve this, any state support and favors must be granted only to Russian-language brands, while foreign brands must be allowed, figuratively speaking, in large brackets and in small print.
They'll jump over it in a flash!
Still, is it state-forming, or what?
Here, of course, first we will have to Russify those on whom this depends.

[zloybond]

It's entirely possible to simply implicate yourself in a private development that was carried out without any government support, but now "victories" are needed. So the main thing is that this article doesn't come across as a tip-off...

[hrych]

The main thing is to place a machine gun and shoot down enemy drones.

[OD. Preg]

AHA-HA Private company S7 created an airplane on its own initiative and at its own expense, and IMHO, what's even cooler, it moved towards it --> But in your opinion, we should put spokes in their wheels until they realize that the name they chose for the airplane is unsuitable - flimsy... -->
UZGA is a different story with their LMS-901 "Baikal" – the name is correct and solid. These guys need some more government funds, and it doesn't matter that they've been building the plane since 2019 for some unreal overprice.

[bukhach]

Don't confuse God's gift with scrambled eggs and save your bile for other topics that are close to you.

[Neo-9947]

Quote: Andriuha077

allow only Russian-language stamps

I'm against Western-favorite thinking. And I absolutely don't understand names like "European Style," for example, for construction companies. "European" is supposedly synonymous with "best." But what if you call it "Asian Style"? Is that the worst?
But here too, one must not go too far, as happened with the BMPT "Terminator", which was renamed "Spiridon".
Why? In Russia, no one associates the Terminator with the dividing line between light and shadow anymore. The Terminator, in common Russian, is a fighting machine.
Now ask someone on the street who's cooler - Terminator or some Spiridon...
It was a mistake to change the name.

[yuriy55]

Quote: Andriuha077

Here, of course, first we will have to Russify those on whom this depends.

It's simple—we just need to remove them from the Russian trough. Sergei Mikhalkov wrote about them:

We know there are still families where they criticize and scold ours, where they look with affection at foreign stickers... and eat Russian lard!

[Victor Alien]

They've already passed a law about this, but no one gives a damn about laws. Look for the information yourself. They have to rename everything at their own expense. Or rewrite the names of airports or streets somewhere every 10 years or so at the state treasury's expense. We do everything so that foreigners understand our names, and this is a direct lack of respect for our language and country. Essentially, it's treason. That same VAZ sells less than 5% of its cars abroad, so why the hell do we need names in Latin?! Let foreigners who don't speak Russian pay for the nameplates. Russophobia is rampant among everyone who dreams of selling their goods abroad. That's why a single law and a signature won't fix this - neither the economy, nor taxes, nor will it end the war faster. We jack up prices on our own territory as if they were foreigners - this applies to four regions and Crimea. We need to repeat 1937. Without him, 1945 wouldn't have happened. And we need to remember Beria, not Stalin.

[Dmitry Rigov]

Come on, people invested money and created an airplane that's desperately needed right now, and you're accusing them of lacking patriotism because of the name. It's ridiculous. English is the de facto standard for international cooperation, and if the opportunity to export a product arises, it should be based on an English name from the very beginning.

[bukhach]

What, the Zhiguli wasn't exported in Soviet times? Or is that not what "Lada" is? They're right, they slap Anglicisms on people's faces, and that's exactly what they should be kicked for, not for working on the car. Besides, it's a question of who named it that—the people who made it or some other efficient person.

[Dmitry Rigov]

In the USSR, no one cared about the costs of marketing and promotion; the people would pay for it anyway.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Victor Alien

And we need to remember not Stalin, but Beria.

Who carried out the first amnesty and began to free thousands of people from the camps who had been arbitrarily imprisoned under Yagoda and Yezhov?
And who are you proposing to amnesty now?

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

Excellent response! And I see you have nothing to say to your opponent. Shut up! :)

[knn54]

It looks like we've finally arrived with a Russian equivalent of the famous Cessna.

[Sergey3]

Have you finally gotten there? You're quite the optimist! Even if everything is perfect with the plane, it will take at least three years to certify it. Certification specialists have to make a living somehow.
It's like the joke about the dentist:
A dentist son runs to his dentist father and boasts, "Dad, remember that patient you treated for many, many years? Well, I cured him in three days!"
The father says: “You, son! This patient, being treated by me all these years, paid for your education, your wedding and your house!”

[Totor5]

They renamed Izhmash, where they make Kalashnikovs, to Plant—the factory in English. They could rename Kalashnikovs too, after all, they're people of the world.

[Radik Mukharyamov]

What a mockery of patriots! Why is there Latin inscription on a car that is truly ours? But I think there is one letter in the Russian alphabet that should be converted to Latin after our victory. That's the letter "Z." It looks a lot like the number "3." This reduces the number of symbols and leads to confusion when reading certain symbols (brands, names). Increasingly, the letter "Z" is being used in propaganda as if it were the letter "Z." I think that's right. This letter "Z" has become a symbol of our future victory.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: KTM-5

The fashion for vehicle names written in Latin is still very strong...
Is it really impossible to name a Russian airplane in Russian?

And the name of the holding that is developing it S7 group Russian or what?

[alexoff]

Spectra Tango

What language is this, anyway? English, German, Latin? Spectra is the plural of the word "spectrum" in Latin, so it's unclear what the inspiration for the name was.

It's so good that SibNIA is alive and doing something useful. Maybe one day they'll take Baikal from Uzbek and give it to them to finish.

[Derbenev Anton]

I remembered the Comedy routine "Report Up" about tractors.
Well, at least the tractor is made from domestic materials. Of course, it's domestic, but it's our homeland, not ours, but at least we have a cool name. Dobrynya.

[Pasus]

The looks are frankly typical—a slapstick, RV, etc.—but bon voyage! Especially with its own engine. It's interesting that the UL Power 520is is based on it, as the combination of numbers is eerily reminiscent of a Rotax. :)

[Nexcom]

And this is the reverse-engineered version. S7 showed it. Our analogue is slightly larger and slightly heavier than the original. The only question now is when it will be certified and where mass production will be set up.

[expert]

Spectra Aircraft's owner is Vladislav Filev, co-owner and chairman of the board of directors of S7 Group.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Why a training aircraft, a four-seater?

[faiver]

then so that it could be sold for purposes other than educational ones...

[IVZ]

Why a training aircraft, a four-seater?

For training navigators, for example, or for use as an administrative...

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: IVZ

For training navigators, for example

And also flight engineers, flight mechanics and radio operators!

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

And if you fold the rear seats flat, you could train a flight attendant and have her folded right there! /laughs/ :)

[Karabin]

The Spectra PV-10 Tango is a light-engine, four-seat trainer aircraft designed for initial training of civil and general aviation pilots.

There will be something to chase drones with

[NakedMan]

He has the speed of a drone, he won’t catch up.

[Karabin]

won't catch up.

Arm yourself with air-to-air missiles and you'll catch up.

[Derbenev Anton]

In about ten years. If the project isn't shut down like Baikal.

[Alexey G]

Spectra Tango

Good news, but I don't like the name. It's too American. There are better Russian words.
Eagle owl, duckling, bullfinch, baby???

[kromer]

Quote: Alexey G

Eagle owl, duckling, bullfinch, baby???

Geranium.

[IVZ]

The developer company is involved in, among other things, the tourism business, and, as far as I understand, has well-established connections abroad, possibly even receiving some investment from there. Therefore, it's counting on orders from abroad.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

Duckling? Su-34? Looks like it's taken...

[NakedMan]

I'd like to believe that the engine is actually made here. But since it's a complete copy of the Belgian one, I can't be sure.

[Zaurbek]

If they mastered both the internal combustion engine and the glider.
Then let them call it whatever they want. And for their own sake too.
Let me remind you that nothing has been heard yet about an aircraft internal combustion engine based on the 4,4 liter Aurus.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

The Il-103 and Be-103 flew with a similar engine of the same power. If they share the engine, it's a promising direction. If the Il-103 is a direct competitor, the Be-103 certainly wouldn't be a problem. However, the propellers will have to be made separately, especially for the twin-engine Be-103.

[Zaurbek]

If they mass-produce internal combustion engines, they'll have to move them off-site. Even Kamaz, with its diesel engine, has run into this problem.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

The Spectra Tango trainer took off for the first time with a domestic engine.

To be honest, it's sad
The country that launched the Buran, Mriya, and the Tu-160
In all seriousness, he claims that flying a two-seater airplane is an achievement.

[your1970]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

The Spectra Tango trainer took off for the first time with a domestic engine.

To be honest, it's sad
The country that launched the Buran, Mriya, and the Tu-160
In all seriousness, he claims that flying a two-seater airplane is an achievement.

If the United States had broken up into 15 pieces, I'm sure they wouldn't have been able to make cars in 30 years, let alone airplanes...

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

and what, is this a matter of pride?!
Ten years after the Great Patriotic War, we launched the Tu-95, and 30 years after the collapse of the USSR, the Russian Federation launched a two-seater plane.

[Sarboz]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

30 years after the collapse of the USSR, Russia launched a two-seater plane

Of course, a four-seat aircraft should definitely be downsized to a two-seat configuration, and all other modernized and new aircraft should be forgotten. Of course, the Baikal is just a long-term project and a waste of money. The Sukhoi SJ-100, well, it still consists of 100% imported components. And so about all our achievements, both new and extensively modernized:
MS-21-310, Tu-214, Il-114-300, Su-57, Su-35S, Su-34 and Su-34M, Tu-160M ​​and Tu-160M2, Il-76MD-90A, Su-75 Checkmate.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Sarboz

MS-21-310, Tu-214, Il-114-300, Su-57, Su-35S, Su-34 and Su-34M, Tu-160M ​​and Tu-160M2, Il-76MD-90A, Su-75 Checkmate.

Well, everything you mentioned is Soviet work! Even if we don't just consider the modernization of Soviet-built aircraft, but take the Su-57, then... The design of a promising multifunctional fighter to replace the Su-27 and MiG-31 began in the USSR in the late 1970s. On July 5, 1981, the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR issued a decree on a comprehensive target program for the creation of such aircraft. All design work was carried out during the Soviet era.
The Su-75 Shah-i-Mat is a Russian development, even ignoring the fact that it's based on the Soviet design... So what's going on with it? In 2021, the first flight was promised for early 2026... In January 2026, it was reported that the Su-75 Shah-i-Mat would take to the skies soon... In June 2026, it was reported that the United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec State Corporation) had begun developing a prototype of the advanced single-engine fifth-generation fighter, the Su-75 Shah-i-Mat... What's next?
What do we have there with PAKs?

[Tooks]

Work on the Su-57 was not carried out in the USSR - it is now Russia.

[Sarboz]

Quote from: AllX_VahhaB

Well, everything you listed is Soviet work!

A predictable and hackneyed argument.
Nevertheless, aircraft manufacturing in Russia is developing, despite all the sanctions and the war with the West.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Military, yes. But where is the civil sector developing? Just as two global monopolies crushed Soviet civil aviation... they continue to control it. Nothing has changed! If you don't remember, the Superjet, with the lord's permission, was developed here. Because neither Boeing nor Airbus had time for short-haul aircraft at the time. They were busy developing and launching the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8, respectively, which required considerable investment. So they handed this segment over to Sukhoi, with maximum international cooperation. But even here, our aviation industry couldn't cope – the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8 are no longer in production, and Sukhoi is still dawdling around 200 aircraft, although they originally planned for around 1300 airliners over 30 years. And 30 years are already coming to an end... Is it worth mentioning the Il-114-300, Tu-214 and MS-21-310...

[Sarboz]

Quote from: AllX_VahhaB

But even here our aviation industry couldn’t cope – the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8 have already ceased to be produced, and Sukhoi is still marking time with about 200 aircraft

Your whining is predictable, down to the last word. Everything's been said and done a thousand times. Oh, we can't swim. Oh, we'll all drown. Thank God, all those Boeings and Airbuses have left our market and are suffering from problems, serious systemic problems.
And you keep whining. There are many like-minded people here who used to spew their venom on the Echo of Moscow website.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Sarboz

Thank God, all these Boeings and Airbuses have left our market.

Gone? Really? When was the last time you flew on a plane? I wonder which one? I fly about fifteen flights a year, and I'm lucky if I get a Superjet or two! The rest are just those same Boeings and Airbuses that "gone"... But you seem to be living in some kind of parallel reality...
P.S. And these are all domestic flights. Our airlines buy used aircraft from third countries, which they then replace with new ones...

[Sarboz]

Quote from: AllX_VahhaB

Gone? Really?

Well, you get it. Gone in the sense of total market expansion.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Sarboz

Oh, we can't swim. Oh, we'll all drown.

"The majority of our youth are excellent and, one might even say, heroic. I watch television every day and, believe me, I know our youth very well!" (c) Courier...

[Sarboz]

Quote from: AllX_VahhaB

I watch TV every day and, believe me, I know our youth very well!

The main thing is, don't keep it to yourself. See a therapist and talk it out. It helps some people.

[AllX_VahhaB]

You don't even understand where the quote comes from...

[Sarboz]

Quote from: AllX_VahhaB

You don't even understand where the quote comes from...

Yes, I understand everything. I'm getting older, I guess. I'm becoming more aggressive, less ironic.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Sarboz

Nevertheless, aircraft manufacturing in Russia is developing, despite all the sanctions and the war with the West.

Three weeks ago, at a meeting on the aviation industry in Zhukovsky, officials led by First Deputy Prime Minister Manturov briefed Vladimir Putin on the designers' scientific and technical achievements and the prospects for building new domestic passenger airliners. They elicited praise from the head of state: "I'd like it to be faster and on a larger scale, but what we've done is already good." And then... Once again, the information that there is no money for Il-114-300 production was confirmed. Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov announced that a proposal to recapitalize the production program for eight such aircraft from National Welfare Fund funds had been approved. This means they promised to build 70 aircraft of this model, but so far there is no money for even eight. We'll see if we can scrape together enough for those eight.
The contract between S7 Airlines and the State Transport Leasing Company for the supply of 100 Tu-214 aircraft will be cancelled due to the manufacturer's fault. The reason: the designers are unable to upgrade the cockpit to accommodate a two-person crew (it currently has three). Ridiculous! In fact, this contract is fundamentally impossible to fulfill! The main reason is that the Kazan aircraft factory's workshop capacity currently allows for the production of two such aircraft per year at best. But airlines are promised another 100 Tu-214s. The previous hundreds that never arrived have been forgotten. These ones will be forgotten too!
That's how the aircraft industry is developing in Russia! But you're not interested! It gives you indigestion! The main thing for you is to shout hurray and feel pride in something virtually unparalleled in the world...

[Sarboz]

Quote from: AllX_VahhaB

That's how the aircraft industry is developing in Russia! But you're not interested! It gives you indigestion! The main thing for you is to shout hurray and feel pride in something virtually unparalleled in the world...

I've experienced a lot in my life: in Afghanistan, in the '90s, in the '00s, after COVID, and now. It's hard to surprise me. Besides us, perhaps only three other countries in the world are under such colossal pressure: Cuba, North Korea, and Iran.
It's okay. We'll live.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Sarboz

Besides us, such colossal pressure is probably exerted on only three countries in the world: Cuba, North Korea and Iran.

At this particular moment? All three of these countries combined don't even compare to the pressure being exerted on us! I haven't seen any propaganda articles in the Western press about the physical extermination of Cubans, Persians, and Koreans. Or that their culture would be banned, or that their athletes would be banned from competing under their own flag. Or that they would be banned altogether, regardless of their flag. The Persians, for example, even went to the World Cup in the USA...

[Sarboz]

Quote from: AllX_VahhaB

Yes, all three of these countries combined cannot compare in the pressure that is put on us!

That's exactly what I'm talking about. We've been under this colossal pressure for four decades now. The foundations of the economy, the military, science, and education have been destroyed. It's amazing how we're able to develop anything despite this.

[Kravets Vyacheslav]

Su-75 Checkmate

What is our achievement with this aircraft? The prototype hasn't even been assembled yet. And even if everything works out, it's being developed on a whim, for export, not for our Air Force. Or is the project's value in its very existence? Well, then you could add the Il-276, Il-212, PAK DA and PAK VTA, and many others to your list.

[Sarboz]

Quote: Kravets Vyacheslav

What is our achievement in relation to this aircraft?

There goes another one. We've heard Yaroslavna's lament more than once before.
The dogs are barking, the caravan is on.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

Russia lifted a two-seater plane into the air

4-seater!

[Derbenev Anton]

Can be used as a taxi. For VIPs.

[AllX_VahhaB]

For this purpose, helicopters of the appropriate class are used...

[your1970]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

and what, is this a matter of pride?!

It is a statement of facts - none a country falling apart I couldn't quickly build anything serious there.
You are comparing the incomparable - the Russian Federation lost approximately 1/2 aviation industry USSR. That's why it's surprising that they're even trying to build something here.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: your1970

You are comparing the incomparable - the Russian Federation lost approximately 1/2

seriously?!!!!
Don't write nonsense, and yes, the aviation industry collapsed not because of the collapse, but for a completely different reason.

[your1970]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

seriously?!!!!
do not write nonsense

Yeah, Antonov ended up in another country and the engines for the Mi-2 in Georgia - off the top of my head.
And there were also components scattered throughout the union.
This doesn't count, does it?
When everyone realized that this could not be restored in the next year or two, then they pushed through the used Boeings.
This is what finished off the aviation industry...

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: your1970

Yeah, Antonov ended up in another country and the engines for the Mi-2 in Georgia - off the top of my head.

yes yes
But it has nothing to do with the fall of Rosaviaprom.
The main reason is lobbying Boeing's interests with the Russian leadership.
Factories and design bureaus of Il Tu Yak remained in the country of Kazan, Saratov, Ulyanovsk

[your1970]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

Quote: your1970

Yeah, Antonov ended up in another country and the engines for the Mi-2 in Georgia - off the top of my head.

yes yes
But it has nothing to do with the fall of Rosaviaprom.
The main reason is lobbying Boeing's interests with the Russian leadership.
Factories and design bureaus of Il Tu Yak remained in the country of Kazan, Saratov, Ulyanovsk

The window glass was imported from Kyrgyzstan—in this new reality, only for foreign currency. And that's a pittance. What can a design bureau do if it's unclear who will manufacture a landing gear strut, which was made by, say, Antonov? And so it is with everything...

Quote: your1970

When everyone realized that this could not be restored in the next year or two, then they pushed through the used Boeings.

The first Boeing in May 1993—that is, by the end of 1992, everyone understood everything. And it’s absolutely not surprising that the lobbyists made a killing.

A common example: there was a cinder block factory using Armenian tuff. In January 1992, Armenia declared that tuff was for foreign currency. And by September, the factory had stopped and died. It had no lobby; it wasn't a competitor.

In the aviation industry, two factors have developed: the impossibility of production and the lobby with money.
It's clear as day that he started dying under these circumstances.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Where there was no lobbying of Western interests, factories continued to operate; moreover, some of them, even abroad, remained under Russian control.

[your1970]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

where there is no The factories continued to operate due to lobbying for Western interests. Moreover, some of them even remained under Russian leadership abroad.

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

the aviation industry collapsed not because of the collapse, but for a completely different reason

Make up your mind already - one of your sentences contradicts another.
"Collapsed" is when it doesn't exist at all, but when the factories are abroad, then it's NOT collapsed, that's a problem, nothing more.
And how do your statements contradict mine?

Quote: your1970

В There were two reasons for this in the aviation industry: the impossibility of production and the lobby with money.
It's clear as day that he started dying under these circumstances.

??
But you write with anger -

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

do not write nonsense

And after that you talk about how the industry didn't collapse and the factories remained Russian abroad
- contradicting themselves and their anger!!!!

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

You understood everything perfectly, but I want to prove that it wasn't us who ruined everything, and that there is development, and very good development at that.
aviation industry in ...
The stories about our planes remain just stories for now.

[your1970]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

I want to prove that it wasn't us who ruined everything.

Did someone hit your head on the floor???!
You ME haven't read-

Quote: your1970

When everyone realized that it would not be possible to restore this in the next year or two, then They dragged used Boeings through.
This is what finished off the aviation industry...

Quote: your1970

The first Boeing in May 1993 - that is, by the end of 1992 everyone understood everything.And it is absolutely not surprising that the lobbyists took the money

Quote: your1970

В There were two reasons for this in the aviation industry: the impossibility of production and the lobby with money.
It's clear as day that he started dying under these circumstances.х

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

They say there is development and it's very good.

- You don't understand Russian at all.

Quote: your1970

Therefore, in general surprisingly - that we have something try build

??

Where do you see here that I write about "development"????????
More than just a bunch of minuses - without reading the opponent!!- The current military marshals lack brains...

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: your1970

If the United States were to fall apart into 15 pieces

Then there are 50, based on the number of states. Considering that "State" isn't translated, but simply pronounced phonetically. If translated by meaning, it's... state, country, power... So, in the long term, the United States of America could be disunited...

[Piramidon]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

The country that launched the Buran, Mriya, and the Tu-160

It was a completely different country.

[Totor5]

Mriya...Why not Ruslan?

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

The country that launched the Buran, Mriya, and the Tu-160

The Buran was lifted not into the air, but into space, by Energy. Why did they forget about the Tu-144 and Ruslan?

[Magog_]

Buran was lifted not into the air, but into space, by Energy

Here, if it's not a Freudian slip, everything is correct: "Buran" was originally made not for space, but to confirm the American shuttles, which supposedly flew and returned from space orbit... the same applies to the "reusability" of all those "Orions", "Dragons", ... "Federation/Eagle". "Energia" is no stranger to making fakes and imitating the Americans' staged space flights... Although, someone has to fool the competitor too: the heat-shielding tiles on the "Orion" (like on the shuttles) did not appear out of nowhere. And this indicates that the Americans deceived not only the entire world, but also themselves!

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Magog_

It was not made for space, but to confirm the American shuttles that allegedly flew and returned from space orbits...

What ???
Oh... I forgot, right! The Earth is flat...

[Magog_]

If you draw a flat Earth like this, you'll believe it, right?!

[Zaurbek]

That was a different, more advanced civilization. And even it didn't have a modern, mass-produced commercial internal combustion engine for training purposes.

[Bori005]

No—the country that launched the Buran, Mriya, and Tu-160 was the Soviet Union. And modern Russia has very little in common with it. Hence...

[Roman_4]

Quote: Alexey G

Spectra Tango

Good news, but I don't like the name. It's too American. There are better Russian words.
Eagle owl, duckling, bullfinch, baby???

I personally like the name 👍

[Comrade I]

Well, there's nothing to talk about here. How many such projects have there been over the last 20 years that never made it past prototypes?

[Roman_4]

Great news !
We really need aircraft of our own design.
It may be small and some of it may have been copied from somewhere, but it’s still your own!
Congratulations on your first flight! We could make helicopters and airplanes back then,

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: Roman_4

We could make helicopters and airplanes before,

They could before... But now, like the techno-priests from Warhammer 40,000

[guest]

The Russian Spectra Tango trainer took off for the first time with a domestically produced engine.

Why isn't the name itself native?

[wedmed5]

Engine manufacturing needs to be developed. Copying proven, reliable components is a no-brainer, but they need to be entirely made in-house, from the first nut to the electronic control units and sensors. We can't be dependent on anyone; time has shown that there's no such thing as friendship between countries. You either bend to the strong, or you become strong yourself.

[LAlexAlex]

A private company, using its own money (I'm judging only by this article), has developed something and is trying to certify it and launch it into production.
The name is of secondary importance, even if they called it whatever they wanted.
Good luck to them.

[Suserzh]

Regarding the Latin name, the aircraft was developed by a private company, Spectra Aircraft. They may have registered the "Spectra" brand, most likely for export sales, among other purposes. Hence the name. Re-registering a brand or trademark to satisfy the wishes of armchair "language lovers" is a bit of a stretch, especially since not all Russian names sound culturally appropriate in other languages; similar cases have already occurred.
But the good news is that private individuals are also building airplanes. If they have their own engine, they might eventually build some kind of 9-seat airplane for small aircraft.

[Sergey Aleksandrovich]

For small aviation, a twin-engine aircraft is required.

[your1970]

Quote: Suserzh

Moreover, not all Russian names sound cultural in other languages; there have already been similar cases.

A classic example is "Zhiguli" which is read as "Zhigolo" and we have "Bledina" baby food.