The state will acquire one hundred IL-476 transport aircraft
The state order before the 2020 of the year on the Il-476 will be more than one hundred units, according to Rossiyskaya Gazeta. It will be purchased as a military transport version of the IL-476, and flying information centers and special vehicles for the Ministry of Emergency Situations. According to Dmitry Rogozin, deliveries of transport aircraft for the Ministry of Defense will begin in 2014-15, while financing the construction of new aircraft will begin in 2012-13.
Production of IL-476 deployed at the plant "Aviastar". IL-476 is a deep modernization of the military transport IL-76. The updated aircraft received a wing of the new design, which is designed for take-off weight of 210 t. This figure for IL-76 is equal to 190 t. version. IL-14 is equipped with engines that develop traction in 15 t.
The crew of IL-476 - six people. The aircraft is equipped with digital control systems and a new sighting and navigation system, which is compatible with Russian and foreign equipment. The tests of the Il-476 are expected to begin in spring 2012. “Three transport workers from the installation batch were put into production. An agreement was signed with UAC - Transport Aircraft. The first two aircraft should be commissioned in 2013,” said Sergei Dementyev, Director Aviastar.
Terms of development, as well as the start of production of IL-476 constantly transferred. In the middle of 2010, it was reported that the first flight of the transporter would take place before the end of 2011, and certification and the beginning of deliveries to customers will occur in 2012. It is not yet known what these delays are associated with. Also, to date, the exact number of aircraft scheduled for delivery has not been announced. Military and government officials announced the acquisition of 50, 60 and 120 transporters. State Armaments Program on 2011-2020 in the part relating to the Ministry of Defense, the purchase of IL-50 476 units is envisaged.
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