L-410NG as a training aircraft for the Russian Air Force
The Flight International magazine, citing a statement made by the representative of Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC, controlled by Iskander Makhmudov) on October 24, 2012, reports that the Russian Air Force is interested in using the Czech-built light passenger aircraft L-410NG in quality of training, primarily for the preparation of the flight personnel of the military transport aviation.
Since 2008 UMMC has been controlling (in the form of ownership of 51% of shares) the Czech aircraft plant Aircraft Industries (formerly Let) in Kunovice, which produces aircraft of the L-410 series (now in the L-410UVP-E20 version). Since 2009, the company has been carrying out work funded by UMMC to create a new modification of this machine, designated as L-410NG. It is assumed that the L-410NG aircraft will receive a new composite wing, new avionics with a "glass cockpit", as well as new turboprop engines. The use of new General Electric H80 engines is considered as a basic version of the engines (a deep modernization of the Walter M601 series engine, carried out by the former Czech company Walter, now owned by General Electric and called General Electric Aviation - Business and General Aviation Turboprops). On September 24, 2012, the N80 engine received a certificate from the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee. At the same time, the use of Pratt & Whitney PT410 engines on the L-6NG is not excluded (with which, by the way, the L-410 at one time began his biography). Serial production of the L-410NG is expected from 2015.
On October 25, a delegation of the Russian Ministry of Defense headed by First Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Sukhorukov visited the Aircraft Industries plant in Kunovitsy. As representatives of the UMMC reported in connection with this, the Russian Ministry of Defense is one of the most interested customers of the L-410 aircraft, and representatives of the Ministry of Defense came to assess the plant’s ability to supply upgraded aircraft for the needs of the Armed Forces. The significance of these aircraft, especially A. Sukhorukov, is especially great, since the modern cockpit — instruments and avionics — of the L-410 aircraft (this is the L-410NG) will allow it to provide the necessary initial experience and skills to the flight crews of the new large transport aircraft IL -476.
In 2011 and the first half of 2012, the Russian Ministry of Defense received two contracts for seven passenger aircraft L-410UVP-E20 built by Aircraft Industries plant, and at the end of 2012 of the year or at the beginning of 2013, the Ministry of Defense plans to conclude another contract to purchase eight more aircraft L -410UVP-E20 (six in the passenger and two in the VIP configuration) with delivery by the end of the 2013 year.
Since 2008 UMMC has been controlling (in the form of ownership of 51% of shares) the Czech aircraft plant Aircraft Industries (formerly Let) in Kunovice, which produces aircraft of the L-410 series (now in the L-410UVP-E20 version). Since 2009, the company has been carrying out work funded by UMMC to create a new modification of this machine, designated as L-410NG. It is assumed that the L-410NG aircraft will receive a new composite wing, new avionics with a "glass cockpit", as well as new turboprop engines. The use of new General Electric H80 engines is considered as a basic version of the engines (a deep modernization of the Walter M601 series engine, carried out by the former Czech company Walter, now owned by General Electric and called General Electric Aviation - Business and General Aviation Turboprops). On September 24, 2012, the N80 engine received a certificate from the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee. At the same time, the use of Pratt & Whitney PT410 engines on the L-6NG is not excluded (with which, by the way, the L-410 at one time began his biography). Serial production of the L-410NG is expected from 2015.
On October 25, a delegation of the Russian Ministry of Defense headed by First Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Sukhorukov visited the Aircraft Industries plant in Kunovitsy. As representatives of the UMMC reported in connection with this, the Russian Ministry of Defense is one of the most interested customers of the L-410 aircraft, and representatives of the Ministry of Defense came to assess the plant’s ability to supply upgraded aircraft for the needs of the Armed Forces. The significance of these aircraft, especially A. Sukhorukov, is especially great, since the modern cockpit — instruments and avionics — of the L-410 aircraft (this is the L-410NG) will allow it to provide the necessary initial experience and skills to the flight crews of the new large transport aircraft IL -476.
In 2011 and the first half of 2012, the Russian Ministry of Defense received two contracts for seven passenger aircraft L-410UVP-E20 built by Aircraft Industries plant, and at the end of 2012 of the year or at the beginning of 2013, the Ministry of Defense plans to conclude another contract to purchase eight more aircraft L -410UVP-E20 (six in the passenger and two in the VIP configuration) with delivery by the end of the 2013 year.
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