Customer:NPO SaturnRybinsk, RussiaFacility Type:50,000 lbf Turbofan Production and Research Development Gas Turbine Engine Test FacilityEngine Types:Sam 146 and CFM 56Description:MDS was responsible for all aspects of this turnkey project, including project management, architectural design, and facility construction supervision.MDS provided a new dual test cell facility for the development testing of the SaM146 engine, also equipped with provisions for future testing of the larger CFM56 family of engines.This NPO Saturn test facility is the only gas turbine engine test facility in Russia that is certified to test both Russian and Western engines, and is recognized as the first Russian test facility certified to run a western engine.