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Il-76MD-90A Test Pilot interview
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Nov 23, 2024
The Il-76MD-90A is a modernized version of the iconic Il-76 military transport aircraft. It boasts a new glass cockpit, upgraded avionics, powerful PS-90A-76 engines, and a one-piece carbon-fiber wing. Capable of intercontinental operations, it can transport troops, cargo, and military equipment, even in challenging conditions. The Il-76MD-90A is a versatile workhorse, adaptable for various missions, including aerial refueling and airborne command post roles. #Il76MD90A #TestPilot #MilitaryTransportAircraft Be a Member for exclusive privileges - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviEFTf1xIPKsjmyF_zvFug/join Twitter : https://x.com/AltitudeAddicts
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Nikolai hello hello tell me how many
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test aircraft do you have in your
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account personally I now have four
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aircraft on my account because I have
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been working here for 3 years as a
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manufactured equipment operator yes that
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is this is the fourth aircraft how old
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are you in this profession it is in this
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profession for 20 20
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years so you were military I was a pilot
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and I flew such different planes but
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what testing civil aircraft is different
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from from testing military aircraft in
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terms of flight some kind of test that
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is in terms of consistency of
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controllability yes there that is it is
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no different in terms of rapidity yeah
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that is airplanes all airplanes undergo
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the same tests but the specifics that
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are only different in terms of equipment
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that is additionally some kind of
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equipment that is
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directly military that is well it is
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checked that is for everyone let's say
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for a civilian this is one thing for a
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military that is there are generally
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four profile flights if everything is
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perfect then ours is four flights then
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we transfer the aircraft to military
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acceptance and Military acceptance is
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another three flights they evaluate the
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complex for its suitability and after
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that transfer the aircraft to the combat
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unit but any flight is already exciting
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because wealth even just yes people who
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fly on planes are not a typical
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environment yes for us for people to be
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with me and here especially to lift a
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plane that has not yet flown yes well of
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course this is all we know that as they
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say to expect from it when it rolls out
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of the factories It is Well an airplane
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I don't even call it an airplane anymore
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but while the Flight of the product will
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stop until one
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flight when it covers as they say the
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feather will
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appear uh one time you raise it these
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are generally feelings pride is even
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overwhelming for the fact that it is us
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who trusts the cause we prepare for the
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flight of Chad with every flight of
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knowledge of the aircraft and in full
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that is the technology which because any
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emergency situation we must not be
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prepared well it's a plus to study the
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task that lies
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ahead currently completed that is its
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sequence yes that is do not go beyond
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the restrictions prescribed there yes
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that is perform as prescribed in the
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documentation there is even a dchic
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saying if a pilot takes a flight as a
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feet he is not ready as a flight I
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always approach the plane always say
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hello so I urge him to fight low and
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healthy I have it like this because
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everything is together this is what I
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said 100,000 people put their souls into
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it then it cannot just be Iron this
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aircraft is deeply modernized after the
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aircraft which is
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767 days old yes which was produced in
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the Soviet Union at the Tashkent plant
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the most modern Technologies the most
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modern equipment that is the most
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advanced equipment which maximally
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facilitates the work of the crew that is
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the plane is truly unique in its
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characteristics the engines were
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replaced that is it stood up a lot
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additional yes this aircraft is
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completely domestic with exotic
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components what is the advantage of
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glass cabin in the modern world yes that
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is people are already accustomed to
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digital information delivery and
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therefore for convenience it is even
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divided that is we have a pilot right
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these are the aerobatic indications that
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are issued here by the main parameters
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of the Horizon speed altitude heading
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and on this display this is a
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comprehensive indicator of the
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navigation situation that is here our
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flight route thunderstorms and so on and
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so on are highlighted that is the
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information content is as complete as
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possible for the pilot that is the most
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complete yes that is in Flight I can
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retrieve any information that I need at
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the moment there you go even the
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perception for the eyes is improved well
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it's more convenient let's say for an
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aircraft not only the capacity is
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important but also the weight is the
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maximum takeoff weight of the aircraft
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yes it is 210 tons and already based on
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this that is there are also plus
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conditions taking into account the
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conditions of refueling the aircraft yes
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we are first the range where we need to
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fly is calculated and with this
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condition we first refuel and then
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everything that is left with the cargo
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that is it is difficult to say how much
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we can put because the equipment can be
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quite heavy there may be one tank for
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example or some large cargo
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there uh which will take as they say it
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seems that it will not occupy the entire
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area of the cabin but it will be heavy
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and therefore we are already starting
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from safety conditions we need to get
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there perhaps it has a transformation
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into a hospital stretches are installed
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for the wounded and sick one for St
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people are placed in the flight it is
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possible to perform surgical operations
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by doctors Medics and so on medical
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modules for transportation can also be
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installed here that is I have already
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done it for such Transportation A 234
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module is installed on each module with
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four people that is it is quite
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nonfunctional so the aircraft is also
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connected to life support systems that
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is these aircraft modules that is to the
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people which onboard oxygen that is I
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say the aircraft is autonomous
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completely to the land of France Joseph
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performed flights also in southern
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latitudes that is in a climate in high
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altitude conditions it can perform
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flights that is it has a fairly large
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spectrum of multifunctionality and
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multitasking which performs this
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aircraft is so large the range of tasks
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performed is so high that no matter how
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loud it is persuaded
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it one of the few can be the only
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aircraft in the world which is so so to
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speak regenerable for any type of task
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all of its flight characteristics are
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left as much as possible from previous
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modifications of older ones and they are
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no different and easier for a combat
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pilot to relearn it that is he roughly
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speaking studies only the features of
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this aircraft in order to
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