First Il-78M-90A tanker

Aviastar-SP has completed the first Il-78-M-90A tanker aircraft for the VKS, the aircraft rolled out at Aviastar’s Ulyanovsk production facility in November 2017. The Il-70M-90A is a modernised version of the Il-78, with four PS-90A-76 turbofans replacing the original D-30KP-2s and also features modern avionics, including flight, navigation, radio communications, lighting and other equipment. The wing has been modified, a strengthened bulkhead installed in the rear fuselage and two additional 50-metricton fuel tanks incorporated in to the cargo compartment to increase fuel capacity. The additional fuel tanks and refueling equipment are removable for deployment as a standard cargo transport.