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Volga-Dnepr air drops 208 fuel barrels from plane to Antarctic airfield
VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines has completed its first-ever 'air drop" by parachuting 208 barrels of fuel from an IL-76TD-90VD freighter onto a remote airfield in the Antarctic, the company announced.
The delivery from Novo will be used for inland scientific missions, vehicles and small aircraft operations.
The 34-ton shipment was placed onto 26 special parachute platforms and was dropped from a height of 500 metres through the aircraft's rear cargo door at a pre-selected site.
"This delivery formed part of the IL-76TD-90VD tests we conducted in November, which proved the aircraft's capability to successfully complete aerial cargo drop missions in virtually any remote regions," said senior IL-76 specialist Sergey Kostin.
Volga-Dnepr has also obtained an addendum to the IL-76TD-90VD flight manual to enable it to operate to ice airfields and transport up to 90 people.
Volga-Dnepr is able to provide a passenger service to Antarctica by fitting removable seats into the cargo hold as required.
The delivery from Novo will be used for inland scientific missions, vehicles and small aircraft operations.
The 34-ton shipment was placed onto 26 special parachute platforms and was dropped from a height of 500 metres through the aircraft's rear cargo door at a pre-selected site.
"This delivery formed part of the IL-76TD-90VD tests we conducted in November, which proved the aircraft's capability to successfully complete aerial cargo drop missions in virtually any remote regions," said senior IL-76 specialist Sergey Kostin.
Volga-Dnepr has also obtained an addendum to the IL-76TD-90VD flight manual to enable it to operate to ice airfields and transport up to 90 people.
Volga-Dnepr is able to provide a passenger service to Antarctica by fitting removable seats into the cargo hold as required.
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