Manturov: the IL-112B project is being modified in terms of the wing and engines
The project of the Russian light turboprop military transport aircraft IL-112B will be upgraded. This was announced on Friday, June 16, by Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
"This project will be modified, technological changes will affect the design of the wing and engines," he told reporters, answering a question about the IL-112B project.
The need to make changes to the design of the aircraft arose after the Il-112B flight prototype crashed during a training flight in Kubinka near Moscow in August 2021. Three crew members on board were killed. The causes of the crash were the ignition of the engine after oil entered the combustion chamber.
In February last year, the military-industrial complex announced that work on the creation of the IL-112B was completely suspended until the investigation was completed.
At the same time, it was reported that after the investigation was completed, aircraft designers should analyze the situation and make changes to the design and assembly schemes of the IL-112B in order to prevent new disasters. After that, the customer must approve all the changes made and only then work on the aircraft will resume.
The history of the IL-112B began at the turn of the 1990s-2000s, when it was decided that it was necessary to develop a new light military transport aircraft. It should replace the outdated AN-26 in the Russian Air Force.
