Voronezh new AN-148 for the Ministry of Defense of Russia
September 27th, 3:31
As reported, September 26, 2016 in Voronezh began flight tests next passenger aircraft An-148-100E, built by JSC "Voronezh Aircraft Company" (VASO, is part of the JSC "United Aircraft Corporation") for the Ministry of Defense of Russia - the machine with the serial number 43 -07 and the registration number 61730. It was the third board the AN-148 lifted into the air in Voronezh in 2016.
The first flight of the next (tenth) built for the Russian Defence Ministry's JSC "Voronezh Aircraft Joint Stock Company" AN-148-100E (43-07 serial number, registration number 61730). Voronezh, 26/9/2016 (c) Sergei Pugachev / VKontakte
Earlier in 2016 VASO were completed building also destined for the Russian Defense Ministry An-148-100E aircraft with serial numbers 43-04 (registration number 61728, made its first flight March 10) and 43-05 (registration number 61729; the first flight 11 of July).
Soaring 26 September 2016 the aircraft with serial number 43-07, and the registration number 61730 became the tenth, built under a state contract worth 18,437,990,000 rubles for the supply of 15 aircraft AN-148-100 for 2013-2017, signed by VASO (without KLA) with the Ministry of defense of Russia May 7, 2013. Under the terms of the contract, in 2013, the War Department was get one airplane in 2014 and 2015 - four, and in 2016 and 2017 - three An-148.
The first plane built VASO under the contract, was the taking off in Voronezh September 12, 2013 aboard the An-148-100E 42-05 with the serial number and the registration number RA-61718. He was handed over to the Russian Air Force during a ceremony in Borisoglebsk December 6, 2013. The second plane An-148-100E for this contract (42-08, registration number 61721) soared December 21, 2013 and was transferred to the Russian Air Force in February 2014. Third An-148-100E for this contract (serial number 42-09 and the registration number 61722) first flew on VASO March 19, 2014 and was adopted by the Russian Air Force, July 2, 2014, the fourth plane (42-10, registration number 61723 ) - took off July 4, 2014 and was commissioned in the Air Force the end of August 2014, and the fifth (43-01, registration number 61723) - took off October 16, 2014 and was commissioned Air Force in January 2015.
April 23, 2015 the first flight of the sixth in a row An-148-100E under this contract, and the first aircraft of this type, built on VASO in 2015 (serial number 43-02, registration number RA-61725) and 21 August 2015 - seventh-An-148-100E for this contract (serial number 43-03, RA-61726 registration number). As mentioned above, 10 March 2016 made the first flight of eight aircraft with serial number 43-04, and the registration number 61728.
Soaring 26 September 2016, the board became 43-07 30th aircraft An-148 VASO built. He also became the 41 th aircraft of the AN-148 / AN-158 as a whole (including 11 units built in the Ukraine).
Because of problems with the supply of components from Ukraine (including the chassis units) VASO able to pass the Russian Defense Ministry in 2015, only two AN-148-100E (serial numbers 43-02 and 43-03), instead of the four stipulated in the contract in 2011 of the year. Previous VASO has pledged to put the other two aircraft under the contract in respect of the plan in 2015 (including boards 43-04 and 43-05) - in 2016, thereby passing this year the Ministry of Defense of Russia five An-148-100E. But now, according to Director General of the enterprise Dmitry Prishvina, VASO plans in 2016 to deliver on the existing contract with the Ministry of Defence of Russia, only three new aircraft AN-148 (number 43-04 / RA-61728, 43-05 / RA-61729 and 43 -07 / RA-61730).
It is reported that in the final assembly shop VASO is the next eleven aircraft An-148-100E (probable RA-61731 registration number, serial number, 43-08) for the Ministry of Defense of Russia. However, it will be delivered already in 2017 only.