Tuesday 30 May 2017

Russia's new Il-112 transport plane to make maiden flight in 2017


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.


Original post: rt.com


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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

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