Russia's first Il-78M-90A upgraded aerial refuelling aircraft prototype successfully performed its maiden flight today, the Russian aicraft maker Ilyushin announced today. The first tanker aircraft produced in Russia in the post-Soviet period perfectly took off and landed at the Aviastar SP plant today, January 25. Read more
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Russia's Il-78M-90A tanker aircraft first prototype taking to the skies on January 25
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