Moscow, April 12. The Aluminum Association considers it necessary to increase the localization of production of components for aviation equipment in Russia, and also to develop aluminium use in the aviation industry. These issues were main on the agenda of the first meeting of the aviation sector of the Aluminum Association. The leading enterprises of the aerospace industry – SCAC JSC (Sukhoi Civil Aircraft), Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant JSC, OOO VR-Technologies, Sukhoi Aviation Holding Company JSC, UAC PJSC, UAC-Purchases PJSC, Composit OJSC, ORKK, Russian Helicopters JSC, as well as companies of aluminium industry – KraMZ, KUMZ, UC RUSAL, Arconik SMZ Russia, Aluminium Products Managing Company took part in the work.
Aircraft wheels, aviation seats, aviation aluminium wires were among potential growth points. According to experts, aviation wiring is up to 20% of the weight of the aircraft (for example, for Boeing-747 is 5.7 tonnes). The use of aluminium in wiring can reduce the weight of an aircraft by 2.5 – 3 tonnes. Aluminium wires will be up to 30% cheaper than copper wires. Aviation wires made of aluminium are not produced in Russia now.
It was also noted that at present there is no repetitive production of good-quality aviation and helicopter seats in the Russian Federation. Domestic aircraft seats used for assembly, for example for SSJ and MC-21, are imported from foreign countries. Taking into account the potential growth of the aircraft fleet until 2035, the forecast requirements of the Russian Federation and the CIS countries for the aircraft seats is estimated by experts to be more than 200,000 seats. According to the participants of the meeting, these figures indicate the need for the development of our own production of this product in our country. Moreover, complete localization of the production of heat exchanger blocks for aviation, aluminium aviation piping, additive technologies using RUSAL domestic aluminium powders, organization of production and expansion of the use of Al-Li alloys, and the development and use of new alloys, including aluminium-scandium were accepted to be priority areas of work.