A prototype of a modernized tanker will be ready for testing at the end of the year.

The first upgraded tanker IL-78М-90А will be ready for testing in November-December of the current year, reports RIA News a message from Andrey Kapustin, director of the Ulyanovsk enterprise Aviastar-SP.

IL-78М-90А will be the first tanker aircraft built in the Russian Federation; before that, all IL-78 were assembled at the Tashkent airline.

“In November-December of this year, the plane will be ready. This machine in the current year should be transferred to OAO Ilyushin for testing. Further, the JSC "IL" will be engaged in its refinement ",

said Kapustin.

According to him, the start of serial construction is scheduled for 2018.

Today "a wide interest from customers from different countries of the world, in particular from the CIS countries, South-East Asia and African countries," is manifested to the modernized Il series aircraft, "the director said.

Help Agency: “IL-78M-90A is a modification of the IL-76MD-90A. The aircraft will be the main tanker, adapted for refueling in air of distant, front-line and special aircraft aviation. Il-78M-90A will allow the simultaneous refueling of two front-line aircraft (such as the Su-27, MiG-29) using refueling units mounted on the wing. ”

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[Teberii]

Previously, there was one large union of peoples, now they must themselves and correctly !!!

[poquello]

Quote: Teberii

Previously, there was one large union of peoples, now they must themselves and correctly !!!

before there was one country, the location of enterprises was scattered in the PM to "support the trousers of the regions" in the same baltics they booted decently

[Teberii]

So I do not argue the attempt to uniformly develop all parts of the union. Someone thought that would be so.

[Lt. Air Force stock]

In general, it would be better to build sets of attachments and filling rods, tanks of composite materials for placement in the cargo compartment, so that it would be possible to convert any Il-76 transport aircraft at the airport within 5-7 days under a tanker, it would be cheaper than building special type of aircraft. And most importantly faster.

[poquello]

Quote: Lt. air force reserve

so that it would be possible to convert any Il-76 transport aircraft at the airport within 5-7 days for a tanker,

specialized equipment performs its functions forever better, but an interesting option

[Iline]

The first IL-78 could be easily and simply transferred to the version of IL-76. But on the contrary, you will not dodge because of the peculiar scheme of building a fuel system.

[pvv113]

We often used the IL-78 as a transport

[alekc75]

do you even understand what you wrote? take a close look at the silt and then you will write this heresy

[Iline]

I was associated with this "heresy" for 28 years. Learn materiel.

[poquello]

Quote: Teberii

So I do not argue the attempt to uniformly develop all parts of the union. Someone thought that would be so.

I'm not in reproach, in addition

[iouris]

And "Baltic" and Tashkent on the very Kushka - it was all Russia.

[iouris]

We will not do anything "ourselves". There are too few of us left and there are fewer and fewer.

[alekc73]

If strategic aviation is seriously developed, tankers are equal to missile carriers.

[pan.70]

Very well! The troops have long been waiting for this car, which has very modern equipment, electronic equipment and excellent performance characteristics. The defense industry cheers!

[demiurg]

How much can he give to the maximum? Tons 70-80? The same squadron of ducklings can be tucked at the very brow.

[Iline]

Ducklings nervously smoke on the sidelines because one single regiment in Diaghilevo is intended for strategic aviation and is included in its structure. All ostentatious refueling at the exercises does not count - it is possible, but with the database you will have to refuel in flight from cans.

Today "a wide interest from customers from different countries of the world, in particular from the CIS countries, South-East Asia and African countries," is manifested to the modernized Il series aircraft, "the director said.

Very optimistic, but let's first think about our Air Force.

[Mountain shooter]

With such an aircraft, many of our aircraft become very "long-range". The same Tu 22, for example. The scale of the rearmament of the army is amazing. So you will ponder against your will, because we announced the army rearmament program long ago. And as soon as our "best friends" realized that this was not bullshit, and we got down to business seriously - we bam - Maidan in a neighboring country, and sanctions - to cut off technologies (and not only, but that's for sure) and oil dropped - according to the scenario of the collapse of the USSR. And again our "partners" missed the mark - they made us tense up and supply everything we have from the store. One will involuntarily think that the "cold war" did not stop, just at some point the "partners" decided that they had won, and Russia is defeated and is crawling on all fours in the corner. Bismarck was forgotten, the children of the female dog: "The Russians always come for their money. And all your cunning agreements and memoranda will not be worth the paper on which they are written." I hope I conveyed the meaning correctly.

[Skifotavr]

Quote: Mountain Shooter

With such an aircraft, many of our aircraft become very "long-range". The same Tu 22, for example.

All Tu-22Ms had their in-flight refueling systems dismantled at the request of the "partners" during the Soviet era. For this reason, they even flew to Syria to bomb ISIS with a limited bomb load.

[poquello]

Quote: Skifotavr

Quote: Mountain Shooter

With such an aircraft, many of our aircraft become very "long-range". The same Tu 22, for example.

All Tu-22Ms had their in-flight refueling systems dismantled at the request of the "partners" during the Soviet era. For this reason, they even flew to Syria to bomb ISIS with a limited bomb load.

it's time to give up on the demands of "friends"

[Skifotavr]

Quote: poquello

Quote: Skifotavr

Quote: Mountain Shooter

With such an aircraft, many of our aircraft become very "long-range". The same Tu 22, for example.

All Tu-22Ms had their in-flight refueling systems dismantled at the request of the "partners" during the Soviet era. For this reason, they even flew to Syria to bomb ISIS with a limited bomb load.

it's time to give up on the demands of "friends"

It would be nice to start with the restoration of these systems on the Tu-22M3. And it was necessary to do this yesterday.

[cap]

Quote: Mountain Shooter

One will involuntarily think that the "cold war" did not stop, just at some point the "partners" decided that they won, and Russia is defeated and is crawling on all fours in the corner. Bismarck was forgotten, the children of the female dog: "The Russians always come for their money. And all your cunning agreements and memoranda will not be worth the paper on which they are written." I hope I conveyed the meaning correctly.

I never doubted that the cold war was over
from Gorbachev to Yeltsin, and even more so now.
He grew up on Soviet propaganda, and as it turned out, everything turned out to be the true truth even after 43 years since he took the oath (August 22, 1973).
I remember in the barracks a poster with an American soldier, NATO is written on the helmet, and in large letters "The warrior is your enemy."
So since then nothing has changed.
That something like this.

[iouris]

The Cold War will begin only if they start building communism in Russia.
I myself heard how the soldiers, instead of the drill "Don't cry the deffchenka", diligently yelled imitation of the American chant.
I don’t know which poster hangs in their barracks. Probably something about halloween.

[PHANTOM-AS]

Quote: iouris

I myself heard how the soldiers, instead of the drill "Don't cry the deffchenka", diligently yelled imitation of the American chant.

[serezhasoldatow]

And on TU-22 refueling rods returned?

[Skifotavr]

Quote: serezhasoldatow

And on TU-22 refueling rods returned?

No.

[keeper03]

It would not be bad to develop a passenger modification based on the IL-76, possibly with two engines!

[persei]

pleases this. import substitution in action

[Zomanus]

Well, given the development of the Arctic and the Far East, such things are simply necessary.
Otherwise, without them in any way. Now the deadlines will be pulled, working out the technology,
and then just hold on ...

[Alex_Tug]

Quote: poquello

Quote: Lt. air force reserve

so that it would be possible to convert any Il-76 transport aircraft at the airport within 5-7 days for a tanker,

specialized equipment performs its functions forever better, but an interesting option

You take a closer look at the picture and understand what is wrong.

[Alex_Tug]

Quote: Lt. Air Force stock
so that it would be possible to convert any Il-76 transport plane at the airport within 5-7 days for a tanker

Redo the glider to set the workplace of the tanker operator?

[iouris]

It is strange that the archaic flexible fuel supply system is stupidly reproduced. Explain what the problem is?