IL-214 is a joint project of Russian and Indian aircraft designers. In 2001, an agreement was signed between the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and the Indian company HAL to jointly develop a new Il-214 transport aircraft to replace obsolete transport aircraft manufactured by the USSR, which at that time prevailed in the Indian air fleet.

The characteristics of the new aircraft should have been significantly superior to the old "transporters", but, unfortunately, this project has not been implemented to this day. The latest news about the development of the IL-214 project is not very rosy, although the point is that in the next 10 years this aircraft will still take its place in the air fleets of India and Russia.

A few words about the need to develop the IL-214

Currently, the following transport aircraft are in service with the Russian Air Force:

• An-12, which was released in the late 50s. The last An-12 aircraft left the assembly line in 1972;
• An-72, which were produced from 1982 to 1993;
• An-26, which were produced from 1969 to 1986.

In India, the army's transport fleet consists of An-32 aircraft, which are still produced in Ukraine, although in essence, this is a modernized An-26 model. Back in 2001, the Indian military was dissatisfied with the An-32's carrying capacity, and wanted to replace them with heavier aircraft, which were to be the Il-214.

In the USSR, the issue of updating the fleet of transport aircraft became acute back in the late 80s. It was during these years that the production of the last modification of the An-12 was discontinued and production was aimed at building a new aircraft, which was to be the An-70. After the collapse of the USSR, the new aircraft could not enter the series. The first prototype flew in 1994, and only 2 aircraft of this model were produced, the last of which is still in service with the Ukrainian Air Force.

The pursuit of the maximum carrying capacity of the An-70 (as a result, it amounted to as much as 47 tons) led to the fact that the price of the aircraft became so high that it became impractical to purchase them for the Russian Air Force. The main problem in this case is that such a heavy aircraft is not always needed to transport troops, especially since the runways of many military airfields are simply not designed for such a weight.

It is for this reason that the minimum purchase price should have become the main one in the production of IL-214. If the purchase price is within 1-1.2 billion rubles per aircraft, then only the Russian Air Force will immediately purchase more than 100 units of aircraft.

The history of the appearance of the project IL-214

The history of the Il-214 project began in 2001, when India and Russia signed an agreement on cooperation in the development of the Il-214. Here's how the collaboration went:

• In 2006, in the hope of a speedy completion of the Il-214 project, they were included in the state armaments program. Under this program, the first production Il-214s were to enter service in 2015. As it has now become clear, this forecast was not justified not only in 2015, but even in 2017 it is very far from completion;
• In 2007, additional agreements between the Russian and Indian sides indicated that the first test flights would be carried out as early as next year;
• 2009 showed that a plane that did not take off in 2008 will not take off in 2009;
• In 2010, another agreement was signed, according to which the first flight of the Il-214 will be made in 2017, and mass production will begin in 2019. At the same time, it was clearly stipulated that the aircraft would be assembled at factories in Russia and India, which would provide the Indian side with jobs.

The main advantage of the IL-214 was the fact that this aircraft must be compatible with the older IL-76 model. This feature was supposed to save the manufacturer from unnecessary costs, since some parts can be left unchanged. Despite this, the latest development of the Il-76 - Il-476, which was supposed to be unified with the new Il-214, turned out to be very complex and problematic, so the designers had to start developing the Il-476 again. Most likely, it was this fact that significantly slowed down the development of the Il-214.

Opinions about the release of the Il-214 series

K. Makienko, who is the deputy director of the Center for Analysis, Strategies and Technologies, noted that the Il-214 project will remain just another “long-term construction” in the near future. The United Aircraft Manufacturing Company failed to cope with the task, and only large-scale personnel changes in the company's management can somehow affect this situation.

The leadership of the KLA faces a rather complex and problematic task. Further development of the situation can go according to two scenarios:

1. It is possible to continue the development of the Il-214, to invest huge funds in this project, and it is not known whether the Il-214 will be in demand, because more than 15 years have passed since the start of development;
2. The second option is to invest in the Ukrainian An-178 aircraft, which has been undergoing testing since 2015. Investments in this model are more promising, since the aircraft is almost ready for production. However, relations between Ukraine and Russia are rather unstable, so this option is also quite risky.

In any case, the Ukrainian An-178 is able to replace the An-12, and besides, its cost will be much lower than that of the Il-214. It is possible that the An-178 would be perfect not only for India and Ukraine, but also for Russia, although the current experience of cooperation with Ukrainian aircraft manufacturers is not very successful.

To date, it has become obvious that all the planned work on the IL-214 will not be completed on time. Many experts doubt that the Il-214 will ever appear. Due to the fact that the deadlines for completion are constantly broken, in the end, a more interesting proposal will appear that will suit both the Russian military and the Indian side. It has long been clear that the cost of the Il-124 will significantly exceed the figures (even if converted in foreign currency) that were originally announced by the manufacturer.

When is it worth waiting for the appearance of the IL-214 and is it worth waiting at all

Although optimistic rumors are constantly circulating around the IL-214, time is running out, and the old aircraft of the An series are running out of service. Now the question is not whether the military will receive a new transport aircraft, but which of the manufacturers will be able to offer the army a better price faster. The army, one way or another, will receive a batch of new "transport workers", but which ones are not yet known.

Since a combination of technical and economic problems led to the fact that more or less clear agreements on the production of the Il-214 were signed only in 2012, it is not known whether these plans will be realized.

Already, the deadlines for the production of an experimental model of the Il-214, which was supposed to make its first flight in 2015, have been violated. Now the deadline has been moved to 2017, which is also coming to an end. It is worth noting that it was previously planned to launch the Il-214 into mass production in 2015.

The IL-214 could occupy its niche between heavy and light transport aircraft, and replace such aircraft as the An-12, An-26 and similar aircraft that were produced back in the USSR. It is obvious that the developers counted on the interest of the Russian military, who reacted to this project rather "coolly".

As for the Indian side, the leadership of the UAC initially treated its partner too lightly. The Indian side is also quite frivolous about the constant shift in the timing of the release of the IL-214. They are easy to understand, sooner or later a new player will appear on the aviation market who will be able to offer India more favorable conditions. After India refuses to purchase the IL-214, it is possible that the Russian military will also purchase some other aircraft.

The most important problem that the Russian company Ilyushin has is the events around the Chkalov Aviation Plant, which is located in Uzbekistan. Back in 2007, the aviation plant in Tashkent was included in the United Aircraft Corporation. A year after the conclusion of this agreement, Uzbekistan abandoned the merger, after which the Russian side had to urgently transfer the production of its aircraft to the territory of Russia. It was this translation that greatly influenced the development of new models, which practically ceased.

The main expected characteristics of the IL-214

If you believe the information disseminated by the manufacturer of the Il-214 aircraft, the new "transporter" will have the following characteristics:

• The cost of the aircraft will be about 40 million dollars;
• The length of the aircraft is 35.2 meters;
• Height - 11 meters;
• The total weight of the aircraft will be 68 tons, while the load will be 20 tons;
• The crew of the aircraft will be 2 pilots;
• The maximum speed of the aircraft will depend on the engine used in it and will range from 800 to 870 km / h;
• The aircraft will be able to carry up to 80 fully equipped soldiers or up to 2 infantry fighting vehicles.

The list of electronics that will be used in the IL-214 is also quite impressive, although this will undoubtedly increase the initial cost of the aircraft.

What has been heard about the IL-214 aircraft lately

Currently, the project, which is called Il-214 / MTA, has moved off the ground. There is an opinion that in the next 5 years an experimental model will appear, which will be tested for no more than 3-5 years. As a result, serial production of the Il-214/MTA can be expected in 8-10 years. Already, the countries participating in the project are discussing how many and in what order they will need new Il-214 / MTA aircraft. Russia alone needs at least 100 units, and India will need about 50 aircraft. Other countries are also showing interest in the Russian development, which in total are ready to purchase about 100 Il-214 units.

To date, the IL-214 project has found itself in a very interesting position. I would like to believe that the developments over 16 years have not been in vain, and the plane will still take to the air in the next 5 years. Today, the market is in dire need of just such a transport aircraft. The declared characteristics will satisfy the most demanding customers.

On the other hand, the Ukrainian An-178 is already ready and is being intensively tested. Although it is unlikely that Ukraine will be able to reach an agreement with Russia, the Ukrainian aircraft may capture foreign markets, and the same Indians may refuse to purchase in favor of the An-178. I would like to believe that this circumstance will force Russian developers to accelerate the implementation of the project, and the Il-214 will take to the air in the next few years.

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India has long wanted to get a medium-lift aircraft for its military transport aviation. And not only to receive, but also in accordance with the national strategy "Made in India" to establish its production on a par with the country that developed the transporter. For quite a long time, Russia harbored the illusion that the Ilyushin Design Bureau would be chosen in New Delhi in accordance with a long-standing partnership. However, the wind has changed. India has decided that the plane will be Ukrainian.

Ukrainian state corporation Antonov and Indian company Reliance Defense Ltd. signed an agreement of intent to jointly develop and produce a multifunctional medium-lift transport aircraft. The project is long term. Within 15 years, 500 aircraft are to be built at a cost of $5.3 billion. Moreover, the machine must be multifunctional. In the BTA, the aircraft must carry cargo weighing up to 20 tons and participate in landing operations. In the civil aviation of India - to take on board from 50 to 80 passengers.

The proportions of production are as follows: 200 aircraft for the BTA of India, 300 for civil aviation.

The Indians make strict demands on the aircraft. It must take off from shortened and unprepared runways and be operated at any time of the day in any weather conditions.

In connection with this agreement, information began to appear that the agreement with Russia (more precisely, with the Ilyushin Design Bureau) on the joint creation of a similar aircraft was terminated. This is not true. More precisely, not quite so. The treaty may indeed be rejected by India if our aircraft manufacturers do not change their strategy.

The fact is that the Ukrainian transport worker is not an alternative to the Russian one. Two projects can develop in parallel. We are talking about the Il-214 aircraft, the development of which began in 2000. In 2007, India signed an agreement of intent to take part in a joint project called MTA (Multirole Transport Aircraft - multi-purpose transport aircraft). In 2010, a new agreement was signed to establish a joint venture based on the Indian defense corporation HAL. As a result of the project, India was to receive 45 aircraft, Russia - 100.

This year the contract was frozen. Although the joint venture already exists, legally. And this is quite natural. Because there is still no IL-214. There is not only its prototype, but also normal working documentation.

The creation of the MTA is not some extremely difficult task for the Ilyushens. They explain the monstrously slow progress of development in two ways. The first, of course, on duty and universal - lack of funds. And here they are pinning their hopes that the aircraft will "really" be of interest to the military department, which will begin to actively finance its creation.

The second reason is international. OKB Ilyushin assumed that the Tashkent aircraft plant named after. Chkalov will become part of the United Aircraft Corporation, and it will launch the production of the latest Il-76MD-90A. However, in 2008 Uzbekistan terminated the agreement. And the Ilyushin Design Bureau had to transfer the production of Il-76 from Tashkent to Ulyanovsk.

But, be that as it may, we had a very complacent mood regarding the joint project with the Indians: they will not go anywhere, they will wait. Because the BTA of India operates not only obsolete, but also “low-powered” An-32s, capable of lifting no more than 7 tons into the air. And they need to be changed to modern and more powerful machines.

Meanwhile, the Antonovites, having already a flying prototype of a transport aircraft, were pursuing an active marketing policy. During the exhibition Defexpo India 2016, the Ukrainian delegation held eight (!) negotiations with the Minister of Defense of India and the high command of the country's armed forces. As a result, the Indians liked the Ukrainian proposal.

Actually, it couldn't have happened otherwise. Firstly, Antonov Design Bureau is a company with a worldwide reputation. As for the difficulties that arose on it under the "new regime", the Design Bureau will for quite a long time maintain the brand due to old backlogs and the old design guard.

Secondly, there will be no need to retrain pilots and maintenance personnel, since the old Antonov - An-32 - is being replaced with a new one.

Thirdly, there is no fundamental difference between the IL-214 and An-178. Aircraft have similar characteristics. Load capacity of 20 tons each. Cruising speed is approximately 800 km/h. Ceiling of 12000 meters.

However, the ferry range of the Il-214 is almost 2000 km longer and is 7300 km. And the engines (there are two of them) have a significantly greater thrust - 17400 kgf versus 8600 kgf.

An important characteristic is cost. For a "Russian" it is expected to be at the level of 35-40 million dollars, for a "Ukrainian" - 40-70 million.

True, it is not clear how the An-178 has with the requirements for the length and quality of the runway - for some reason the Antonovites keep these data a secret. But we can assume that everything is fine here, since at one time they taught even such giants as Antey and Ruslan to land on unpaved strips. True, the Il-214 has a somewhat shorter takeoff and landing due to stronger engines.

Each of the design bureaus boasts of the ability to transport bulky cargo. OKB Ilyushin claims that the dimensions of the cargo compartment are the same as those of the Il-96 - 321 cubic meters. That allows you to transport 80% of the types of cargo used by the army. The Antonov Design Bureau keeps specific numbers a secret. Even the take-off weight of the aircraft is not given.

In this connection, all sorts of investigations are being carried out on the forums of BTA fans. Figures are given that were secretly told by former colleagues from Kyiv and the results of other people's intelligence activities. However, they are even more controversial than the Ukrainian government's statements about the state of its own armed forces.

Regarding the Ukrainian development, one can also say that an error in the alignment of the aircraft was made during the design of the prototype. In this connection, he flies with a ton and a half ballast. However, for Ukrainian designers, whose older brothers created unique transport vehicles, this is not a serious problem. The serial aircraft will fly as expected.

But the inactivity of the Ilyushin Design Bureau is depressing. And not so much because the joint project with India could fail. Against the backdrop of victorious reports about the creation of a truly excellent Il-76MD-90A heavy truck, they completely forgot that all types of aircraft should work in the VTA. That heavy aircraft are not able to solve the whole range of tasks assigned to transport aviation.

And the situation with light and medium-class transport aircraft is rather sad. All of them are developments of the Antonov Design Bureau, and all have been in operation since time immemorial. This is the An-12 turboprop, which should be replaced by the Il-214. There are 53 such aircraft in operation. Turboprop An-26 (28 pcs.) True, the jet An-72 (37 pcs.) Is newer - it has been produced in Kyiv since 1982.

All these aircraft must be changed to domestic ones. How is it done in the segment of heavy transporters, where the IL-76 is replacing the Ruslan. Because there may be problems with spare parts (of which the "oldies" need more and more), and with certification. Anything can be expected from a country that periodically breaks off diplomatic relations with Russia.

However, the Il-214 development schedule is constantly shifting along the time axis. According to the original plans, these aircraft were supposed to work in the BTA for three years. Now the first flight is scheduled for next year, and the adoption for service - for 2019. However, this is hard to believe. One gets the feeling that the Ilyushins are developing a fifth-generation strategic bomber.

Vladimir Tuchkov

IL-214 is a project of Russian and Indian designers. Back in 2001, the Russian "UAC" and the Indian "HAL" began joint development of a multi-purpose tactical transport aircraft to replace the old Soviet transport aircraft manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau. The project has already been named one of the longest-running in the new millennium. There is a high probability that this project may not be implemented at all.

The transport aircraft An-12, which is in service with Russia, left the factory for the last time in 1972, An-72 - in the early 90s, An-26 - in the mid-80s. India plans to replace the fleet of An-32 transport workers with a new aircraft. Although many aircraft are in service, the issue of replacing them is currently very acute.

The problem of updating the aircraft fleet began with the collapse of the USSR, when they abandoned the production of the modernized An-12 and were going to build the An-70. The collapse of the Soviet Union did not allow the renewal to be carried out, and the new transport workers simply “did not have time”. And then the An-70 aircraft generally outgrew its class of medium transport aircraft and, having a payload of 47 tons, became practically a heavy transport aircraft, which naturally increased its final price. As a result, the aircraft was not mass-produced, and even if it does go into production, the current price will not allow it to be purchased for a complete renewal of the fleet of military transporters.

Algebra in this case does not fit Russian reality. One transporter of more than 40 tons will not be able to replace two transporters of 20 tons each. After all, military units are “scattered” throughout the vast territory of the Russian Federation and a small number of new transporters of greater carrying capacity cannot be dispensed with here, in addition, not every runway will withstand the landing of an aircraft (An-70 or Il-76).

Therefore, one of the main requirements for the Il-214 is the cost of one machine within 1-1.2 billion rubles. At this level of price, the aircraft can be put into large-scale production, and only Russia will be able to adopt more than 100 Il-214 units.

History of IL-214
Start of design development of Il-214 (MTS), protocol signed by India and Russia in 2001. In the Russian Federation, it will replace the An-12/72/74/26, and in India, it will replace the An-32.
2006 - IL-214 is included in the state armaments program, according to which the first serial transport aircraft were to enter service before 2015.
2007 - an agreement is signed between the governments of India and Russia on the Il-214, where it was noted that the first flights of the transport aircraft will take place next year.
2009 - the date of the first flight is confirmed, however, according to the state of work, it becomes clear that the aircraft will not take to the skies within the specified time frame.
2010 - the basic agreement is signed by the companies "UAC" and "HAL". According to the signed documents, the companies will invest a total of over $600 million in the project. The production of the aircraft will take place at the factories of both companies. Under this agreement, the first flight into the sky will take place by 2017, and a large serial production from 2019. In the Russian Federation, the aircraft is planned to be produced at the Irkut NPK plants.
2012 - UAC and HAL sign a general contract for the design of the Il-214 MTS. Production in India and Russia will be organized through a jointly established company, Multirole Transport Aircraft Limited. According to the contract, Russia will build more than 100 aircraft for its Air Force, India - 45 aircraft, and about 60 aircraft will be sold for export.

The main advantage of the IL-214 is its technological compatibility with the IL-76. Relative external differences are two engines and a shortened fuselage. The latest modification of the Il-76 - Il-476, also turned out to be a rather difficult project, the Aviastar designers had to completely rework the entire project.

Opinion
K. Makienko, Deputy Director of the AST Center, noted that the project would remain a long-term construction project, since the direct management of the UAC company, which is responsible for the implementation of the project, has not fully coped with the tasks set today, and perhaps personnel changes will finally shift the implementation of the Il-214 from dead center. The leadership of the UAC is faced with a rather difficult choice - to finish the project of the Il-214 tactical transport aircraft on its own, which is still unknown when it will fly and whether it will go into production, or to invest in the production of the Ukrainian An-178 aircraft, which carries certain political risks.

Ukrainian aircraft An-178, a very promising modern transport aircraft, created on the basis of the commercial aircraft An-158. It can easily replace the obsolete An-12 and other transport aircraft of this class and, importantly, it will be much cheaper than the Il-214.

It may very well be that the choice of the An-178 would suit both Russia, India and Ukraine, but, given the experience of working with some Ukrainian aircraft manufacturers and political engagement, this is a rather risky undertaking.

And today it is obvious that all the planned work on the Il-214 will not be completed in full. This also applies to serial construction and procurement by military departments. Work on the creation of the aircraft is constantly out of schedule. IL-214 technologically will not be able to "appear" until 2015. And a number of analysts and experts generally doubt that the project will be completed and implemented. It is also known about the cooling in the military department of Russia to this project, which is auditing the project. The same IL-112 was suspended due to an increase in the cost of the final product in comparison with the cost declared by the developers initially.

So far, the Il-214 has optimistic prospects in the military department, in addition, it has an alternative development in the form of the An-178, so the Russian Air Force will in any case receive the necessary modern transport aircraft, the only question is which and how.

Main characteristics:
- the expected cost of one Il-214 - up to 40 million dollars;
- length 35.2 meters;
- wingspan 32.25 meters;
- height 11 meters;
- options for the engines used - two turbojet engines or PD-14 or PS-90A-76;
- full weight / load - 68/20 tons;
- fuel weight 23 tons;
- aircraft crew - 2 pilots;
- speed max / cruiser - 870/800 km / h;
- flight range haul / with load - 6 / 2.5 thousand kilometers;
- practical ceiling - 12 kilometers;
- run / run length - 1.3 / 1.2 kilometers
- load - up to 80 military personnel in full gear or one or two BDM / BMP vehicles
- capabilities: refueling in the air, landing cargo from low altitudes;
- equipment: electronic digital propulsion control system, digital cockpit.

Aviation complex named after S. V. Ilyushin The first flight 2017 (plan) Start of operation 2019 (plan) Status In developing Units produced 0 Development program cost US$600 million Unit cost 35-40 million USD Images at Wikimedia Commons Il-214 Il-214

IL-214(also known as MTS - multipurpose transport aircraft and SVTS - medium military transport aircraft) - tactical military transport aircraft, developed by the company "Aviation complex named after S. V. Ilyushin".

The cargo compartment is made in identical dimensions with the Il-76 MD aircraft. According to the project, the MTS aircraft is capable of transporting up to 80% of all types of weapons and military equipment at much lower costs. The MTS is capable of transporting a load weighing 12 tons to a distance of 3,700 km, a load of 20 tons to a distance of 2,000 km, or up to 90 paratroopers.

The cost of one aircraft is expected to be 35-40 million US dollars, the cost of the entire development program is approximately 600 million dollars.

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Initially, the MTS was developed jointly by the S. V. Ilyushin Aviation Complex, NPK Irkut and the Indian company Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). . The Protocol on the start of joint development was signed on June 6, 2001.

An intergovernmental agreement on the joint development and construction of the MTA (Medium Transport Aircraft) aircraft was signed by the governments of Russia and India in 2007. In subsequent years, future partners agreed that the Russian and Indian sides would each own 50% of the shares of the enterprise, the headquarters would be opened in New Delhi. It was planned that the production of the aircraft would be located both in Russia and in India.

At the end of 2015, it became known about the withdrawal of the Indian side from the project. Russia continued to work on the development of the aircraft on its own.

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- I'll kill you! he shouted, and seizing a marble board from the table, with a force unknown to him, took a step towards it and swung at it.
Helen's face became terrifying: she yelped and jumped away from him. The breed of his father affected him. Pierre felt the fascination and charm of rage. He threw the plank, smashed it, and approaching Helen with open arms, shouted: “Out!!” in such a terrible voice that the whole house was terrified to hear this cry. God knows what Pierre would have done at that moment if
Helen didn't run out of the room.

A week later, Pierre gave his wife a power of attorney to manage all the Great Russian estates, which accounted for more than half of his fortune, and left alone for St. Petersburg.

Two months passed after receiving news in the Bald Mountains about the battle of Austerlitz and the death of Prince Andrei, and despite all the letters through the embassy and all the searches, his body was not found, and he was not among the prisoners. The worst thing for his relatives was that there was still the hope that he had been raised by the inhabitants on the battlefield, and perhaps he was recovering or dying somewhere alone, among strangers, and unable to give news of himself. In the newspapers, from which the old prince first learned about the defeat of Austerlitz, it was written, as always, very briefly and vaguely, that the Russians, after brilliant battles, had to retreat and made a retreat in perfect order. The old prince understood from this official news that ours had been defeated. A week after the newspaper that brought the news of the Battle of Austerlitz, a letter arrived from Kutuzov, who informed the prince about the fate that befell his son.
“Your son, in my eyes,” wrote Kutuzov, with a banner in his hands, ahead of the regiment, fell a hero worthy of his father and his fatherland. To the general regret of me and the whole army, it is still unknown whether he is alive or not. I flatter myself and you with the hope that your son is alive, because otherwise, among the officers found on the battlefield, about whom the list was submitted to me through parliamentarians, and he would have been named.
Having received this news late in the evening, when he was alone at. in his study, the old prince, as usual, the next day went for his morning walk; but he was silent with the clerk, the gardener, and the architect, and, although he looked angry, he said nothing to anyone.
When, at the usual time, Princess Mary came in to see him, he stood behind the machine and sharpened, but, as usual, did not look back at her.
- BUT! Princess Mary! he suddenly said unnaturally and dropped the chisel. (The wheel was still spinning from its swing. Princess Marya remembered for a long time this dying creak of the wheel, which merged for her with what followed.)
Princess Mary moved towards him, saw his face, and something suddenly sank into her. Her eyes couldn't see clearly. She saw from her father’s face, not sad, not killed, but angry and unnaturally working on herself, that now, now, a terrible misfortune, the worst in life, a misfortune that she had not yet experienced, an irreparable, incomprehensible misfortune, hung over her and crushed her. the death of the one you love.
– Mon pere! Andre? [Father! Andrei?] - Said the ungraceful, awkward princess with such an inexpressible charm of sadness and self-forgetfulness that her father could not stand her gaze, and turned away with a sob.
- Got the message. None were taken prisoner, none were killed. Kutuzov writes, - he shouted piercingly, as if wanting to drive the princess away with this cry, - killed!
The princess did not fall, she did not become faint. She was already pale, but when she heard these words, her face changed, and something shone in her radiant, beautiful eyes. As if joy, the highest joy, independent of the sorrows and joys of this world, spilled over the strong sorrow that was in it. She forgot all her fear of her father, went up to him, took his hand, pulled him towards her and hugged his dry, sinewy neck.
“Mon pere,” she said. Don't turn away from me, let's cry together.
- Scoundrels, scoundrels! the old man shouted, pulling his face away from her. - Destroy the army, destroy the people! For what? Go, go, tell Lisa. The princess sank helplessly into an armchair beside her father and wept. She saw her brother now at the moment he was saying goodbye to her and to Liza, with his gentle and at the same time arrogant air. She saw him at the moment when he tenderly and mockingly put the icon on himself. “Did he believe? Did he repent of his unbelief? Is he there now? Is it there, in the abode of eternal peace and bliss? she thought.
– Mon pere, [Father,] tell me how it was? she asked through tears.
- Go, go, he was killed in a battle in which they led the Russians to kill the best people and Russian glory. Go, Princess Mary. Go and tell Lisa. I will come.
When Princess Mary returned from her father, the little princess was sitting at work, and with that special expression of an inward and happily calm look, peculiar only to pregnant women, she looked at Princess Mary. It was evident that her eyes did not see Princess Marya, but looked deep into herself - into something happy and mysterious that was happening in her.
“Marie,” she said, moving away from the hoop and waddling back, “give me your hand here.” - She took the hand of the princess and put it on her stomach.
Her eyes smiled expectantly, the sponge with the mustache rose, and childishly happily remained raised.

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IL-214 MTS (multi-purpose transport aircraft) is a tactical military transport aircraft developed jointly by the S. V. Ilyushin Aviation Complex, Irkut Research and Production Company and the Indian company HAL. Designed to replace the An-12, An-26 and An-72 in the Russian Air Force, as well as the An-32 in the Indian Air Force. The protocol on the start of joint development was signed on June 6, 2001.

The cargo cabin is made in identical dimensions with the Il-76MD aircraft. According to the project, the MTS aircraft is capable of transporting up to 80% of all types of weapons and military equipment, at much lower costs. The MTS is capable of transporting a load weighing 12 tons to a distance of 3,700 km, a load of 20 tons to a distance of 2,000 km, or up to 90 paratroopers.

Earlier, the Il-214 was included in the State Armaments Development Program until 2015 (until 2015, it was planned to purchase 5 aircraft). The cost of one aircraft is expected to be 35-40 million US dollars, the cost of the entire development program is approximately 600 million dollars.

An intergovernmental agreement on the joint development and construction of the MTA (Medium Transport Aircraft) aircraft was signed by the governments of Russia and India back in 2007. In subsequent years, the future partners agreed that the Russian and Indian sides would each own 50% of the company's shares, the headquarters would be opened in New Delhi. The production of the aircraft will be located both in Russia and India. Production plans provide for the production of 205 aircraft, of which 30% can be exported to third countries. If everything goes according to plan, then the first flight of the MTA will take place in 2016-2018. According to Ilyushin General Designer VV Livanov, the Russian Ministry of Defense plans to order 100 aircraft of this type, India - 45. This will allow reaching a breakeven level of production. The total potential of the world market for MTA aircraft is estimated at 390 pieces, taking into account civil transport aviation.

Design characteristics:

• Crew: 2 pilots;
• Load capacity: 20 t;
• Length: from 37.7 m to 40.235 m;
• Wingspan: from 32.25 m to 39.37 m;
• Height: 11.0 m;
• Maximum takeoff weight: from 68 tons to 72 tons;
• Mass of fuel in internal tanks: 23,000 kg;
• Power plant: 2 × PS-90A-76, in the future PD-14M;
• Thrust: 2 × 14,000 (15,600) kgf;
• Maximum speed: 870 km/h;
• Cruise speed: 800 km/h;
• Practical range: 2,500 km (with maximum load);
• Practical ceiling: 12,000 m;
• Takeoff run: 1,450 m;
• Run length: 1 350 m.