Il-476 Goes After The C-17 Market

Il-476 Goes After The C-17 Market
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairmo/articles/20091230.aspx

December 30, 2009: The Russian Air Force has decided to buy 38 of the new Il-476 transports. This is basically an Il-76 with more modern engines, state-of-the art electronics and numerous other improvements. This version can carry up to 60 tons and is about 15 percent more fuel efficient. It will be about two years before the first Il-476 enters service.



Russian military to receive Il-476 heavy transport planes in 2012
http://www.defencetalk.com/russian-military-il-476-heavy-transport-planes-23512/

The Il-476 is a significantly modernized version of Russia's Il-76 Candid transport plane, featuring a fully-digital flight control system, new avionics and PS-90A-76 engines with improved fuel efficiency systems.

"I think the Il-476, which will eventually replace the Il-76, will start arriving in the military transport aviation sometime in 2012," Lt. Gen. Viktor Kachalkin said.


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