Russia’s new military transport plane to
perform its debut flight in 2018
Military & Defense June 20, 11:50 UTC+3
The debut flight’s rescheduling "is
largely due to equipment" and won’t affect the start of the plane’s serial
construction, the chief designer said
LE BOURGET, (France), June 20. /TASS/. The debut flight
of Russia’s new Ilyushin Il-112V military transport plane has been rescheduled
for early 2018, Ilyushin Aircraft Company Chief Designer Nikolai Talikov told
TASS on Tuesday.
"Our plans point to the end of this year. However,
the first flight will most likely be rescheduled for the beginning of next
year," the chief designer said.
The debut flight’s rescheduling "is largely due to
equipment" and won’t affect the start of the plane’s serial construction,
the chief designer said.
"We presume that the trials will last no less than
two years. Further plans for the serial production remain as before," he
noted.
The preparations for the serial production of the Il-112V
plane at the Voronezh Aviation Enterprise have been launched along with the
manufacture of the first machine, the chief designer said.
"We won’t separate the prototype aircraft and the
series. In the final account, the fate of this project will be determined after
two or three prototype planes are built," he added.
The Il-112V lightweight military transport plane with a
maximum load of up to 5 tonnes is designed for transporting personnel, military
hardware, various armaments and other cargoes. The plane is being developed as
a replacement for the Antonov An-26 and An-24 turboprop aircraft.
The Il-112V can be used at small unequipped aerodromes
with both concrete-paved and dirt runways. The plane is planned to be produced
in two modifications: for civil aviation (the Il-112T) and for military
transport aviation (the Il-112V). It was reported earlier that Russia’s Defense
Ministry wanted to order 62 such planes.
Source: tass.com
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