Brazilians rolled out their first transporter KS-390 from the hangar
Embraer, a Brazilian company, in its Gavian-Peixoto facility on Tuesday rolled out the first prototype of an average transport aircraft, the KS-390, on a solemn ceremony. This blog writes bmpd.
“The KS-390 aircraft is being developed by Embraer from 2006 onwards and is a ramp machine made in the class of the popular Lockheed C-130“ Hercules ”aircraft and is claiming to replace the latter. Equipped with two International Aero Engines V2500-E5 TRDs, the KS-390 aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 81 t must carry up to 23 t of cargo in a cargo cabin with a length of 17,75 m, and also carry out the tasks of the tanker aircraft (maximum weight of fuel up to 37,4 t) - reported on the site.
Embraer signed a contract with the Brazilian government at 2008. Under it, it pledged to carry out a full-scale development of a transport worker, build a prototype 2 and conduct their comprehensive tests. Contract value $ 1,5 billion
Development assistance is provided by Boeing Corporation. According to the author of the publication, the Chilean "ENAER", the Argentine "Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA)", the Portuguese "OGMA", the Czech "Aero Vodochody" also participate in the development and production program of the aircraft, and in addition, an agreement on participation with the government of Colombia. "
The Brazilian Air Force has already signed a contract for the supply of 28 aircraft. It is assumed that the participating countries will also order these machines for their air forces. A total of foreign partners are expected orders for 32 aircraft.
In the first flight, the head prototype is planned to be raised by the end of the year. A supply of serial KS-390 Brazilian Air Force was promised to begin (very optimistic, by the way) from the end of 2016.
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“The KS-390 aircraft is being developed by Embraer from 2006 onwards and is a ramp machine made in the class of the popular Lockheed C-130“ Hercules ”aircraft and is claiming to replace the latter. Equipped with two International Aero Engines V2500-E5 TRDs, the KS-390 aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 81 t must carry up to 23 t of cargo in a cargo cabin with a length of 17,75 m, and also carry out the tasks of the tanker aircraft (maximum weight of fuel up to 37,4 t) - reported on the site.
Embraer signed a contract with the Brazilian government at 2008. Under it, it pledged to carry out a full-scale development of a transport worker, build a prototype 2 and conduct their comprehensive tests. Contract value $ 1,5 billion
Development assistance is provided by Boeing Corporation. According to the author of the publication, the Chilean "ENAER", the Argentine "Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA)", the Portuguese "OGMA", the Czech "Aero Vodochody" also participate in the development and production program of the aircraft, and in addition, an agreement on participation with the government of Colombia. "
The Brazilian Air Force has already signed a contract for the supply of 28 aircraft. It is assumed that the participating countries will also order these machines for their air forces. A total of foreign partners are expected orders for 32 aircraft.
In the first flight, the head prototype is planned to be raised by the end of the year. A supply of serial KS-390 Brazilian Air Force was promised to begin (very optimistic, by the way) from the end of 2016.
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