Russia does not abandon the Il-112V military transport aircraft, but it will not be built yet
Russia needs Il-112V military transport aircraft, but construction of new flight facilities is not underway due to the ongoing investigation into the causes of the 2021 plane crash. This was announced by the Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Council, the former Chief Designer of Ilyushin PJSC Nikolai Talikov.
On August 17 last year, in the Moscow region, in the Nikolsky region, the first sample of the Il-112V crashed. The preliminary cause is an engine fire. The second sample is not flight and is intended for frequency testing.
Answering the question about how the creation of the third and fourth Il-112V models, which should continue flying, is going on, Talikov noted: “Almost nothing. So, preparation for now. The customer has not yet decided whether to work or not“.
At the same time, the interlocutor of the agency clarified that there was no question of the refusal of the Russian Aerospace Forces from this project, but in order to continue it, it is necessary to establish the exact causes of the crash on a prototype. “Awaiting resolution of issues on the disaster, the investigation continues“, he explained.
The light military transport case of the Il-112, designed for air transportation and landing, depends on the individual composition that can develop as a result of heavy air equipment and other cargo, primarily five times the mass transportation. Il-112V replaced the retiring An-26 fleet. The cruising speed of the Il-112V is 470 kilometers per hour, the flight range at high speed is 1.2 approaching.