Friday 22 February 2019

Russia is ready to help India create an aircraft based on the Il-112V

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Россия готова помочь Индии в создании самолета на базе Ил-112В - РИА Новости, 21.02.2019: Translated by google - BANGALORE, Feb. 21 - RIA News . Russia is offering India a project of a light transport aircraft based on the IL-112, focused on Indian partners, Delhi has an interest in this, Tamara Kakushadze, marketing director of Il PJSC, told reporters.

"The Indian Ministry of Defense has a need for light transport airplanes. We came out to Indian partners with an offer not just for sale and localization, but we offer integration into this project of manufacturers-setters in India. We are ready to create a version that would meet the conditions Indian market. Our partners are interested in such cooperation, "said Kakushadze.

According to her assessment, the need for such military-made machines from India can be more than 60 aircraft, and if you take into account the civilian version, the number of India-required vehicles can exceed 100.

She clarified that such aircraft can solve both military and civilian tasks.

IL-112V - the first military transport aircraft developed in Russia from scratch in the post-Soviet period. Work on the creation of a light military transport aircraft Il-112V are conducted since 2014.

The aircraft must replace the aging An-26 fleet, whose designated service life is expiring. 50% of the park will be decommissioned by 2030, and 90% by 2032.

To date, the first Il-112V (0101) aircraft has been transferred to the flight test station of PAO "VASO". The aircraft conducts a complex of airfield workings, the results of which will provide an opinion on the readiness of the Il-112B for the first flight.

Also, a procedure has been initiated for sending elements of a resource sample of an aircraft (0102) to TsAGI. NOT. Zhukovsky for installation on the stand and conduct static resource tests.

Il-112V Light Military Transport: Details

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