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Second Ilyushin Il-76MD-90 aircraft ready for tests

Moscow, Russia - Total upgrade for 190 transport airplanes

The Russian Aviastar aircraft plant has completed the second flying prototype of its modernized Ilyushin Il-76MD-90 aircraft. "The first one can only partly be called a plane, it is a testbed we sent to TsAGI in Moscow (the central aerodynamic institute) last year. Today we completed the second. In addition we have also started building three production-standard aircraft. Assembly of the first of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1143067
Rome, Italy, 07/06/2012 20:48
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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