New Airlifter Starts Trials

Russia's modernized Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A military heavy airlifter, also known as Il-476, started the first stage of assessment trials for the country's defense ministry. The first of 22 test flights planned for this stage took place March 18 in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, lasted 1 hr. 55 min. and...

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