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AUG 11, 2005 (newstodate): The first new-build IL-76 cargo aircraft designed to meet ICAO's noise and emissions requirements has successfully completed its initial test flight at the TAPO plant in Tashkent.
The 50-tonnes capacity freighter, equipped with new PS-90A-76 engines and new generation avionics, completed a 30-minute test flight.
Assembly of the first IL-76TD-90VD aircraft has been financed by Volga-Dnepr through its own resources and investment from Russian and international financial institutions.
The 50-tonnes capacity freighter, equipped with new PS-90A-76 engines and new generation avionics, completed a 30-minute test flight.
Assembly of the first IL-76TD-90VD aircraft has been financed by Volga-Dnepr through its own resources and investment from Russian and international financial institutions.