Flight model of transport aircraft Il-112V has successfully passed the first test for leaks and moisture protection of the fuselage, the press service of the Voronezh Aircraft Joint Stock Company (VASO, part of the KLA).
Currently, construction works are completed in the cockpit. Next week will begin testing of navigation and other experimental equipment.
According to the director of PJSC «IL» Alexey Rogozin, the work carried out have confirmed one of the most important parameters of the aircraft survivability, its ability to withstand the design loads, which is extremely important for greenfield car.
Execution of the next stage of work can count, the plane will rise into the air before the end of this year, he added.
reported, that the tests were carried out in several stages in a specific process, and molding comprising supercharging. The final stage of testing will take place after the final aircraft assembly.
The press service reminded, that easy military freighter Il-112B is designed to deliver up to and landing 5 tons of military cargo and personnel.
It is able to automatically go in to land on airfields equipped (minimum of ICAO category II). Provides manual entry on unprepared airfields in respect of Radio, including unpaved. In the future, the Il-112V replace the An-26 and compete with foreign transport operators in this class.