Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation refused to use tankers on the basis of IL-96-400Т
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The program for converting two Il-96-400T wide-body cargo aircraft into Il-96-400TZ tankers was canceled. According to Aviation International News, they decided to curtail the project after the customer, the Russian Ministry of Defense, refused to buy because of the too high cost of conversion. It is possible that now both sides are used in the Il-96-400M passenger aircraft development program, reports aviation portal ATO.RU
Build IL-96-400T at the Voronezh aircraft plant
Two aircraft built for the Polet Airlines (which stopped flying in 2014) were intended to be converted into tankers. The work was entrusted to the Voronezh Aircraft Building Company Joint Stock Company (VASO), which produces aircraft of the IL-96 family. The conversion was supposed to complete by 2018.
According to the plans, the IL-96-400TZ was supposed to carry 65 tons of fuel on board. Estimated flight range - 3500 km. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense did not rule out that the order for the IL-96-400ТЗ could be increased to 30 airplanes.
IL-96-400T - the cargo version of the elongated aircraft of the IL-96 family. In total, four cars of this type were built. Two of them were converted into a VIP plane for the Ministry of Defense and an IL-96-400VPU air control center for the FSB.
photo - Marina Lystseva, http://itar-tass.com
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