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Originally Posted by canoe
Related: sorta self explanitory.
http://www.sfu.ca/casr/mp-airlift-il76-2.htm
It comes down to buy an American C-17 for $250 million, or buy a IL-76MF for $40 million and just replace the avionics and engines with western equipment for an additional $15 million.
Short version of relivent stats:
*C-17*
Max payload: 77 tons
Range: 5185km (unrefuelled, with 72t payload)
Cost: $250 million (US).
*IL-76MF*
Max payload: 52 tons
Range: 5800km (40t payload)
Cost: $55 million (US) after purchase and upgrades. |
That was very interesting! I did not know that Canadians may take these!
The only problem with both An-124 and IL-76MF is that their engines have less resource than western alternatives. PS-90A is better engine than usual but still can not fly 15,000 hours to first overhaul like its Rolls Roys prototype. In general Russian jet engines have resource of 7,000-10,000 hours to first overhaul while recent western products may up to 20,000!!!
Still improved fuel efficiency of the recent IL-76MF make it a "Candid" alternative! Especially taking into consideration its capability landing on very bad strips.