Published time: 29 May, 2017 19:00
After the maiden flights of several new
Russian aircraft including a short-haul airliner, another long-expected
premiere is to happen before year’s end. The light military transport plane
Il-112 will take to the skies after two decades in development.
The pledge comes from Deputy Prime Minister
Dmitry Rogozin, who supervises the country’s military, aviation and space
industries. On Monday he reported on the latest achievements in aircraft
development to his direct superior, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Rogozin said 2017 is already “bountiful” for
aviation with maiden flights by the MiG-35, the Ka-62 and the MC-21 conducted
since January.
He added that another first will happen by
December, as the Russian military will be shown their new light-transport plane.
The Ilyushin Il-112 has a bumpy route to
take-off. Initially designed as a civilian aircraft in the mid-1990s, it won a
tender from the Defense Ministry in 2004 to become the new light transport for
the Russian military. But the funding of the development ran dry, and the
project was put on ice until 2013.
The Il-112 is a small, 24-meter twin-engine
turbofan high-wing aircraft. It aims to transport up to 44 passengers or five
tons of cargo and can land on little-developed airfields, including those using
unpaved runways. The manufacturer expects it to make flights of up to 2,400km
on average.
The Russian military want the aircraft to
replace the aging Soviet-era An-26s and are expected to buy at least 62 of
them. A civilian variant of the aircraft will be produced as well.
Il-112V Light Military Transport: Details
Ka-62 helicopter
The new medium multirole Ka-62 helicopter
incorporates the latest technologies and materials in aircraft building. It
meets Russian and international flight standards (Russia’s AP-29, Europe’s
CS-29 and JAR-OPS3), offshore operational requirements, international standards
for reliability, resource use, flight safety, comfort, usability, service life
and repair.
The Ka-62 is fitted with two Ardiden 3G 1,680
h.p. engines made by Turbomeca. Their modular design and dual-channel FADEC
system ensures high reliability, heightened ease of operation, and low fuel
use. The helicopter is also equipped with a glass cockpit developed by the
Russian company Transas.
The Ka-62 is built to a single-rotor design
with a multi-blade anti-torque rotor ducted into the vertical tail fin. It has
a five-bladed main rotor, enclosed tail rotor, secondary hydraulics circuit,
heavy-duty wheeled landing gear, strengthened fuselage and mounting attachments
for major components, as well as shock-absorbent seats for passengers and crew.
The airframe and propeller blades will be
over 50% made of polymeric composite materials.
Performance
Max. speed
308 km/h
Cruise speed
290 km/h
Max. flight range with
main fuel tanks
770 km
Operational ceiling
5,700 m
Hover ceiling (OGE)
3,300 m
Weight Parameters
Max. take-off weight
6,500 kg
Max. Payload, kg
in transport cabin
2,000
on external sling
2,500
Engines 2хArdiden 3G, Turbomeca
Take-off power
1,776 h.p.
Contingency power
1,941 h.p.
Dimensions of Сargo Сabin
Length
4,100 mm
Maximum floor width
1,750 mm
Height
1,300 mm
Volume
9.5 m3
Capacity:
Air crew
1–2 persons
Service passengers
12–15 persons
Source: russianhelicopters.aero
