Engineering:Ilyushin Il-106 PAK VTA
| PAK VTA | |
|---|---|
| Role | Heavy transport aircraft |
| National origin | Russia |
| Manufacturer | Ilyushin |
| First flight | 2024–2026[1] |
| Status | Under development |
| Primary user | Russian Air Force |
| Developed from | Ilyushin Il-106 |
The 'PAK VTA (Russian: ПАК ВТА, short for: Перспективный авиационный комплекс Военно-транспортной авиации, romanized: Perspektivnyy aviatsionnyy kompleks Voyenno-transportnoy aviatsii, lit. ''Prospective Aviation Complex of Military Transport Aviation'')) is a Russian next-generation heavy military transport aircraft, currently under development by Ilyushin. [2][3][1] The aircraft is intended to replace the Antonov An-22 and the Antonov An-124 heavy airlifter in Russia's Air Force service; its airframe will be based on the cancelled Ilyushin Il-106 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-106) of the nineties, but upgraded with new engines and avionics.[4][5]
Development
The project was first presented under PAK TA designation with goal to develop a blended wing body,[citation needed] super-heavy transport plane being able to fly at supersonic speed while carrying up to 200 tons of cargo, and partially using renewable electric energy. 80 aircraft were planned to be built by 2024.[6]
In 2016, General Director of Ilyushin Company Sergei Velmozhkin reported the project was officially named Il-106, designation previously applied to a cancelled Ilyushin transport plane of the 1990s.[3]
In December 2018, Russian Defence Ministry announced the aircraft will actually be a deeply updated version of the cancelled Ilyushin Il-106 transport aircraft.[1] According to Chief Designer of Ilyushin Company Nikolai Talikov, Il-106 is currently deep in development and will be updated with new avionics, engines, and other critical systems.[5] The first flight is scheduled for 2024-2026.[1][5] [7][4]
In May 2019, Ilyushin has finished R&D works on the aircraft and contract for further development has been signed.[8][7]
If the PAK VTA design is approved by the Russian authorities, Ilyushin hopes to start the development of the first prototype in 2020, for a serial production before 2027.[9]
On 4 August 2020, Izvestia reported that the Russian Ministry of Defence approved the tactical and technical requirements of the PAK VTA. The PAK VTA project should be ready by December 2020, so that experimental design work (R&D) on the project can begin in 2021.[4]
Characteristics
The Il-106 is expected to be able to lift up to 180 tons of cargo (60 tons more than the An-124). According to the approved requirements, the new military transport aircraft should be able to refuel in the air and carry at least 80 tons of cargo at a distance of 5000 kilometers. The length of the cargo compartment of the aircraft must be at least 27.5 meters, the width must be 8.8 meters, and the height 4.4 meters. PAK VTA should be powered by four Aviadvigatel PD-35 turbofans - an improved derivative of the still-in-development PD-14 engine, with a thrust of 20-25 thousand kgf. The flight altitude of the aircraft should be up to 12 thousand meters, with a cruising speed of 850 km/h.[4][7]
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rogoway, Tyler (29 December 2018). "Russia Wants To Replace Its Giant An-124 Airlifters With Updated Decades-Old Design". The Drive. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25712/russia-is-looking-back-to-the-future-to-replace-its-giant-an-124-cargo-aircraft.
- ↑ "PAK VTA". https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/pak-ta.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trimble, Stephen (8 September 2016). "Russia widens scope for future large military transport project". Flight Global. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-widens-scope-for-future-large-military-transp-429162/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Anton Lavrov, Roman Kretsul. High-flying cargo aircraft. Russia prepares to replace An-22 and An-124. IZ.ru, August 4, 2020 (in Russian)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ruslan Melnikov. Russia will replace the legendary Ruslan with a new airlifter. RG.ru, 29 December 2018 (in Russian)
- ↑ "Look At This Ridiculous Russian Supersonic Cargo Plane Concept". 20 March 2015. http://www.popsci.com/look-ridiculous-russian-supersonic-transport-concept.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Roman Barskiy. Ilyushin's heavy military cargo aircraft will replace An-124 Ruslan. Nauka i Tehnika, 8 May 2019 (in Russian)
- ↑ "Ilyushin Aviation Complex signs contract for development of heavy cargo aircraft". 8 May 2019. http://airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/2019-news-aerospace-industry-air-force/may/5012-ilyushin-aviation-complex-signs-contract-for-development-of-heavy-cargo-aircraft.html.
- ↑ "Article réservé aux abonnés – Meta-Defense.fr". https://www.meta-defense.fr/2019/09/03/letude-prealable-du-programme-davions-de-transport-lourd-russe-pak-vta-sera-terminee-en-2020/.
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