PAK-VTA will receive a completely sealed fuselage, which is a necessity for air transport and landing of large tonnage cargoes. Also, the new one will be able to land and take off not only from a hard runway, but also from an unpaved site, which extends the mobility of airborne troops.
A super heavyweight promising transport aircraft PAK-VTA is being created in Russia, which, by its characteristics, will overtake the largest aircraft in service with the Russian military transport aviation An-124 Ruslan. spoke about a number of characteristics of the aircraftFirst Deputy General Manager of the United Aircraft Corporation Sergey Yarkovoy . AiF.ru understood what is the peculiarity of the new transport.
The heaviest and heaviest domestic aircraft is the An-124 Ruslan. Since the mid-1980s, these carriers have transported large and heavy cargoes for civil and military purposes. This Soviet long-range heavy transport aircraft was developed by the Ukrainian OKB named after OK Antonov. Its serial production was carried out in Russia and Ukraine, more than a hundred companies in various Soviet republics participated in the production of components for it. In recent years, attempts have been made in Russia to establish Ruslan production at the new site, but the desired results have not been achieved. There is an opinion that it would be more expedient to start the development of a completely new transport aircraft.
Currently it is not stated who exactly is developing the PAK-VTA, only a few details of the project are known. The new transport aircraft is developed using modern technologies, solutions and components. When constructing the cell, it is proposed to use modern metals and alloys, as well as composite materials. The on-board equipment will meet current requirements. This will give advantages and better features compared to the An-124 Ruslan
Sergei Yarkovoy also added that the Defense Ministry is currently working on a promising look for a military version of the PAK-VTA heavy transport aircraft. Presumably, the new aircraft will receive a completely sealed fuselage, which is a necessity for airlifting and landing large tonnage cargoes. The luggage compartment of the An-124 is sealed, but maintaining normal pressure and temperature is only recommended in special cases. Often in flight, the inside of the cargo compartment is cold and the pressure is almost the same as outside. In addition, the PAK-VTA will be able to land and take off not only from a hard runway, but also from an unpaved area, which will increase the mobility of airborne troops. & Nbsp;
The military has proposed a number of mandatory requirements for the new transport. One of them & mdash; possibility of in-flight refueling from Il-78 tankers. Previously, this technology was not used for large military transport aircraft in our country. The load capacity of the PAK-VTA should be at least 80 tons, the flight range is 5,000 km. The length of its luggage compartment will be at least 27.5 M. Width and height & mdash; 5.8 and 4.4 m, respectively, which indicates the cross section of the ellipse-shaped fuselage in the future aircraft.
PAK-VTA will join the transport workers detachment, at the same time it will become a separate direction in the development of super-heavy aircraft. It has been recognized as promising in the development segment not only of military, but also civil aviation. Currently, representatives of the National Military Industrial Complex are working with the Russian Defense Ministry on the appearance of a new super-heavy transport aircraft.
The development of a project of a promising new complex of super-heavy transport aircraft was started in Russia in 2014. Prior to that, the design office of Myasishchev and Ilyushin was involved in the development of projects. One of the projects was the M-60 aircraft with an oval fuselage. & Nbsp;
Today there are several projects of new heavy aircraft, one of the most interesting of them is the project under the code “ The elephant '' # 39; & # 39; Central Institute of Aerohydrodynamics. The prototype under development differs from the An-124 in a higher carrying capacity and flight range. The proposed vehicle will be able to carry cargoes weighing up to 150-180 tons, at the same time the aircraft will be able to accommodate 400 soldiers and 14 “ Tiger '' armored vehicles. The plane will carry them over a distance of up to 7,000 km at a speed of 850 km/h. t. It is expected that the new transporter will be able to load equipment and cargo through the bow and tail ramps. The plane puts less strain on the airfield, it will need a runway no longer than 3000m.