Military transport Il-76MD-90A can be certified for the civilian market
The new Russian military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A can be certified for the civilian market, such a prospect is being considered. This was announced by the first deputy head of the UAC Sergei Yarkovoy.
Answering a question during an interview TASSYarkovoy explained that the Il-76MD-90A has a modern flight and navigation system and an onboard communications system, which allow the aircraft to be used in the civilian sector. Therefore, the option of certification of a military transport aircraft for the civilian sphere is not excluded.
According to a representative of the UAC, the carrying capacity of the Il-76MD-90A has been increased to 60 tons, and the new PS-90A-76 engines provide a flight range with increased efficiency. All this makes the aircraft quite attractive for civilian traffic.
For our part, we note that even if the issue of certification of the Il-76MD-90A is resolved, civil carriers will not receive this aircraft soon. The thing is that the Ministry of Defense is in great need of it, and the Russian industry cannot provide normal output in any way. Over the past year, the VTA Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation received only three new aircraft, and in this they promise to transfer five.
According to Shoigu, in the future, the production of new and modernized Il-76MD-90A aircraft must be increased to 20 aircraft per year, so that by 2030 their number will exceed 250 units.
The heavy military transport IL-76MD-90A is a profound modernization of the IL-76MD aircraft. The new IL-76MD-90A, unlike the drill IL-76MD, is equipped with PS-90A-76 engines with a thrust of up to 14,5 tons instead of the "standard" D-30KP2 with a thrust of up to 12 tons. The aircraft received a new wing and a “glass” cockpit: the gauges were replaced by instruments with LCD displays. At IL-76MD-90A, the carrying capacity increased to 60 tons and the range of delivery of troops and cargo - up to 5000 km.
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