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Airshow China: Russia to begin Il-106 airlifter design phase within three years.
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Airshow China: Russia to begin Il-106 airlifter design phase within three years
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The design of the latest heavy lift aircraft Il-106 will begin in 2019-2020, Designer General of Il Company of the United Aircraft Corporation Nikolai Talikov told TASS at Airshow China 2016, which was held last week at Jinwan Airport, Zhuhai.
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 A preliminary design of the Il-106 heavy lift transport aircraft unveiled by Ilyushin 25 years ago(Credit: Ilyushin) |
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"The Il-106 aircraft was supported by the leadership. We are launching its design program in 2019-2020. The rough design exists and has been approved," he said.
The Il-106 belongs to the class of An-124 heavy lifter. "There is a shortage of An-124 airlifters both for military and civilian purposes," Talikov said. The Il-106 is likely to have PD-14 or PS-90A engines. "The enhanced power engine PD-35 (on the basis of PD-14 gas generator) will appear not earlier than the middle of the 2020s. It will make the Il-106 a two-engine aircraft with considerably increased cost effectiveness," he added. The Il-106 payload is expected to be 80-100 tons. It will resemble Il-76 military airlifter but its main advantage will be the ability to land on ground tarmacs. |
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