The flight tests of the lightweight transport aircraft IL-112B after a crash in the suburbs will continue, but the aircraft will require the engine work. This is reported by TASS with reference to the speech of Vice-Premiere Yuri Borisov on the Forum “Army-2021”.
Yuri Borisov stressed that IL-112B is a demanded transport aircraft. In his opinion, it is necessary to work out the stability of the work and the reliability of the TV7-117 engine. “In turn, there is no need to suspend Mi-38 helicopters flying with the same engines,” said Vice Prime Minister.
The Russian gas turbine engine TV7-117 was developed by Klimov. Based on the unit, a family of engines for aircraft, helicopters, and small vessels have been developed. So, Il-112B received two TW7-117The engine power at a runway at 3100 horsepower each, and the Mi-38 helicopter is equipped with a pair of TV7-117B turbocharged engines (2800 horsepower).
IL-112B is a new generation transport aircraft, which is designed to replace obsoletns AN-24 and An-26. The plane will be able to take off and land from the soil runway, as well as based on airfields with underdeveloped infrastructure. The first flight of IL-112 took place in 2019.
The first prototype of the IL-112B aircraft was crashed during the flight from the cubes at Lii Aerodrome. Gromov in Zhukovsky. When landing occurs, the right-wing engine occurs. All three crew members died. The reasons for what happened are clarified. One of the versions of what happened is the oil entering the combustion chamber.