Prior to that, the demand in the CIS was met by the Antonov company: the foreign press on the creation of the Russian Il-112V turboprop aircraft
The new flights of the Il-112V military transport aircraft debunked the doubts of skeptics who expected the curtailment of work on this project. After the recent resumption of the flight test program, Russia is getting the opportunity to say goodbye to the Ukrainian aviation industry when manning its air force.
As noted in the Italian edition of Analisi Difesa, the two-year break was caused, first of all, by work on reducing the weight of the machine, improving avionics and not least the reconstruction of the runway at the VASO plant in Voronezh:
As indicated in the foreign press, Russia needs the Il-112V for at least two reasons. First, the domestic aviation the industry has not yet created turboprop aircraft on its own:
Secondly, work on the Il-112V is closely related to the creation of the regional passenger aircraft Il-114-300, since both aircraft are equipped with new TV7-117ST turboprop engines, which reduce fuel consumption and increase their cruising speed.
The Il-112V light military transport aircraft was designed to transport personnel, equipment, light military equipment and other cargo with a maximum weight of 5 tons, having a larger cargo area than the An-26, which it is intended to replace. According to the manufacturer, the key advantage of the aircraft is the ability to operate the aircraft from unequipped airports and unpaved runways.
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