The modernized Russian wide-body aircraft Il-96-400M, like other domestic aircraft, will eventually be able to replace its Western counterparts. on air about this Tsargrad.tv said Russia’s Honored Military Pilot, Candidate of Technical Sciences Vladimir Popov. He noted that there are many automatic systems on foreign ships, but most of them have analogues in the Russian Federation.
“We missed a lot, <…> Because they used the services of the West. This depends on engineering, design ideas, technological approaches, operating rules, etc. causes harm. But we have the opportunity to eliminate this backlog by relying on a line of fighter jets, among which we have almost no equal. Therefore, we can transfer, multiply and scale this potential to civil aviation,” said Popov.
He also noted that the Il-96-400M was produced using domestic technologies “down to the last bolt.”
On November 1, Russia tested the modernized Il-96-400M. During the 26-minute flight, the plane rose to an altitude of 2 thousand meters and reached a speed of 390 km/h. The liner is designed for passenger and cargo transportation.
As stated by General Director of PJSC UAC Yuri Slyusar, the launch of Il-96-400M will replace foreign analogues. The aircraft began to be developed by the decision of the Russian President. Assembly started at the facility in Voronezh in 2018. Details are in the material “Newspapers.Ru”.
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