
12 Tons More and New Operating Conditions: What Deep Modernization Gave the Il-76MD-90A
Four PS-90A-76 engines and a reinforced wing provided the transport aircraft with new thrust reserves for challenging conditions

Four PS-90A-76 engines and a reinforced wing provided the transport aircraft with new thrust reserves for challenging conditions

Aviation expert Tretyakov explained the unexpected advantage of the four-engine airliner

Aircraft RA-76842, on which the Russian crew escaped from Afghan captivity, remains in operation and continues cargo flights

The Russian side expects to supply up to 200 aircraft

Roman Gusarov: New Capabilities Not Yet Documented

Gennady Abramenkov: "There are no technical problems with creating a two-person cockpit version of the Tu-214"

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade stated that this is stipulated in the agreement between the countries

Existing aircraft manufacturing enterprises, according to the ministry, currently have sufficient reserves

The coaxial rotor system helps the aircraft operate stably in hover mode, and the fire-fighting version can drop tons of water in a single sortie

Aviation expert Panteleev: Russia is the only country China can rely on in this matter

Three prototype aircraft completed a total flight time of almost 72 hours

Three early airliners were built before the course for full import substitution

Aviation expert Zakharov announced the failure of the deal

The drone from "Intek Industrial Systems" company can stay airborne for up to 50 minutes