Russia’s new Il-112V military transport aircraft is expected to make its second flight early in 2020, the aircraft’s chief designer, Sergei Lyashenko, told TASS.

Ilyushin Il-112V prototype (Picture source: Сергей Пугачёв)

"It’s the start of 2020. As for the date, we are not planning anything ahead," he said when asked about the date of the second Il-112V flight.

An Il-112V has made its first test flight from the airfield of the Voronezh Aircraft-Building Society (VASO). Hero of Russia Nikolai Kuimov, a test pilot of the Ilyushin Aviation Complex, flew the aircraft on its maiden flight, which lasted for 45 minutes.

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