China’s Y-20 Cargo Jet Has An Upper Passenger Deck That Can Be Installed In Its Hold
The Y-20’s novel method for mixing passengers and cargo was on full display during a recent flight to Shanghai.
Tag: Il-76
Russia Appears To Be Preparing Its Ancient An-2 Biplanes For War In Ukraine
The Russian Aerospace Forces’ An-2 Colt biplane, first flown in 1947, could well be preparing for action over Ukraine.
16 Chinese Airlifters Made A Run Over The South China Sea At Malaysian Airspace
The Royal Malaysian Air Force deemed the mission over the South China Sea a “threat to national sovereignty and aviation safety.”
This Navigator Aboard A Russian Il-76 Looks Like A TIE Fighter Pilot From Star Wars
There is a reason for the similarity. George Lucas designed his ships with elements of World War II aircraft, including glazed noses.
China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines
The Y-20, China’s largest indigenous aircraft, needs new, more powerful engines to reach its full potential.
New Intel Indicates Russia May Have Sent S-300 Or S-400 Surface To Air Missiles To Libya
Initial photos from Ras Lanuf and recent transport flights suggest Moscow may have bolstered Haftar’s defenses by providing advanced SAM batteries.
Watch These Russian IL-76 Transports Execute A Stunning Mass Flare Dump
Russian airlifters put on a lively demonstration of their self-defense capabilities during anniversary celebrations.
Watch A Russian Il-76 Cargo Jet Bomb Targets And Strafe Them With Its Tail Gun
The Russian military recently conducted a curious training exercise in which some of its Il-76MD cargo aircraft bombed mock targets and strafed them with their 23mm tail guns. It’s an unusual capability, especially for a modern air force, but one that Russia has demonstrated before and that has clear Soviet roots.
China’s Y-20 Airlifters Make Crisis Debut Bringing Medics And Cargo To Virus Plagued Wuhan
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force, or PLAAF, has conducted a large airlift operation to bring medics and other humanitarian supplies to the city of Wuhan, which is the epicenter of a massive outbreak of a novel coronavirus that began late last year. The force included six of the PLAAF’s newest Y-20 airlifters, as well as other aircraft. This comes amid growing criticism, within the country and among the international community, of how authorities have handled the epidemic, which has killed at least 1,355 people in China.
Russia Claims A Grabber Arm Equipped Il-76 Will Launch And Recover Hypersonic Vehicles
Russia’s Gromov Flight Research Institute has revealed a concept for a system that it says will allow an Il-76 Candid airlifter to launch and recover hypersonic flight test vehicles using an extendable arm mounted in its main cargo bay. This is similar in some respects the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Gremlins program, but it’s not at all clear how the Russian system would actually work, especially when trying to grab super-fast-flying test vehicles straight out of mid-air.