Russia builds the world's fastest super transport plane

Russian aircraft designers plan to build a giant supersonic cargo plane that could deliver tanks to the battlefield in just a few hours.

PAK TA will become the world's largest and fastest transport aircraft. Illustration photo: Sputnik.

According to Sputnik News, the heavy cargo aircraft named PAK TA (Perspective Airborne Complex of Transport Aviation), can fly at supersonic speeds of up to 2,000 km/h, carry 200 tons of cargo and has a range of 7,000 km.

Russia will produce 80 PAK TA aircraft by 2024 to be able to deliver 400 heavy tanks or 900 light armored vehicles to the battlefield in less time than before.

The project is being implemented by the Ilyushin Aviation Complex. According to Viktor Livanov, the company's president, the project could be completed by 2030 and the specific technical specifications are still being agreed upon.

The PAK TA project has been underway for several years. It is intended to replace Russia’s current fleet of heavy transport aircraft, which includes the 60-ton Antonov An-22 Antei and the 120-ton Antonov An-124 Ruslan.

The only operational aircraft with a capacity comparable to the PAK TA is the An-225 Mriya, produced for the Soviet Buran space shuttle program.

According to VnExpress