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Ulyanovsk aircraft factory "Aviastar SP" began to build tanker aircraft IL-78m2, told to "Interfax-AVN" a source in the aviation industry.
This is the first air tanker, based at the introduced mass production deeply modernized heavy military transport aircraft IL-76MD-90A.
"Some" right shift "terms of creation of IL-78m2 due to changes in requirements for the new refueling tankers: previously it was planned not convertible, and now requires a convertible variant of IL-78m2, that is, the plane can be used both as a tanker, and as a regular military transport aircraft, "- said the agency interlocutor. According to him, "now designer of the aircraft conducts development activities to ensure the convertibility of IL-78m2, which are planned to be completed at the end of this year."
Earlier at held in Moscow international forum engine Deputy CEO "UAC - Transport Aircraft" Olga Fedonyuk reported that at the end of the year will be awarded a government contract providing for delivery of the Defense Ministry until 2020 31 prospective tanker aircraft.
На "Авиастаре" запустили в производство первый самолет Ил-78М2 - Сделано у нас
This is the first air tanker, based at the introduced mass production deeply modernized heavy military transport aircraft IL-76MD-90A.
"Some" right shift "terms of creation of IL-78m2 due to changes in requirements for the new refueling tankers: previously it was planned not convertible, and now requires a convertible variant of IL-78m2, that is, the plane can be used both as a tanker, and as a regular military transport aircraft, "- said the agency interlocutor. According to him, "now designer of the aircraft conducts development activities to ensure the convertibility of IL-78m2, which are planned to be completed at the end of this year."
Earlier at held in Moscow international forum engine Deputy CEO "UAC - Transport Aircraft" Olga Fedonyuk reported that at the end of the year will be awarded a government contract providing for delivery of the Defense Ministry until 2020 31 prospective tanker aircraft.
На "Авиастаре" запустили в производство первый самолет Ил-78М2 - Сделано у нас
