With its modern design and high versatility, the IL-96-400TZ passenger aircraft is a strong candidate for the new generation of aerial refueling platform.
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| Sputnik news agency quoted Ilyushin's Deputy Chief Designer - Olga Kruglyakova as saying that in the near future, the IL-96-400TZ passenger aircraft will likely be developed into military transport variants similar to some other commercial aircraft that have been converted in the world. Photo source: fishki.net. |
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| According to Kruglyakova, Russian President Vladimir Putin himself asked Ilyushin to develop an aerial refueling variant of the Ilyushin IL-96 to equip the Russian Air Force. This role is currently being burdened by the wings of the Ilyushin IL-76 heavy military transport aircraft. Photo source: cavok.com |
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| In addition to being used by domestic Russian airlines, the Ilyushin IL-96 is also one of the favorite aircraft of the Russian government and Ministry of Defense, including a few used as private planes for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Therefore, the choice of the IL-96 or IL-96-400TZ as a new military transport aircraft is not too strange. Photo source: sdelanounas.ru |
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| Since 2015, Ilyushin has ordered the Voronezh aircraft plant to build two prototypes of a new aerial refueling aircraft on the basis of the IL-96-400TZ for the Russian Air Force, and the first prototype is currently undergoing preliminary testing. The IL-96-400TZ itself is also more suitable for this task than the IL-76. Photo source: fishki.net |
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| Meanwhile, the second IL-96-400TZ aerial refueling prototype will enter production in 2018 after the first one completes Russian state tests. The final step in the plan is to put this variant into mass production. Photo source: skyships.ru |
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| According to the design, an IL-96-400TZ aerial refueling tanker can carry up to 65 tons of jet fuel and has a range of up to 3,500 km. It is equipped with the standard Zvezda UPAZ-1 refueling nozzle system, which is also equipped on the IL-78 refueling aircraft. Photo source: nevskii-bastion |
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| It is expected that if approved by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian Air Force will order at least 30 IL-96-400TZs, including not only aerial refueling variants but also military transport aircraft, airborne command centers and some special aircraft variants. In the photo is an IL-78 with the Zvezda UPAZ-1 refueling system added to the rear of the aircraft. Photo source: Wikimedia |
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