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Russia’s experimental airship Atlant is scheduled to make its first flight somewhere in late-2020, NSN news service reported, citing Augur-RosAeroSystems CEO Gennady Verba.

Axar.az reports citing Sputnik.

Gennady Verba said that the final version of the Atlant airship would take about 3.5 years to build at the cost of several billion rubles.

He added, however, that the other modifications would cost less.

During a news conference at the National News Service headquarters on Tuesday, Verba thanked the Skolkovo Fund for helping develop the airship’s autonomous ballast system, which allows the airship to float freely in a horizontal position and, whenever necessary, to lose its lift and descend.

The Atlant multifunctional airship will come in two versions: Atlant 100, capable of hauling up to 60 tons of cargoes 2,000 kilometers away, and Atlant 30 with a cargo-carrying capacity of up to 16 tons.

The Atlants will also be integrated into the national early warning system.

Airships theoretically have infinite endurance, owing to the fact that they do not need forward speed to maintain lift.

Aviation experts believe that with developments in the field of dirigible construction, airships could eventually become an indispensable element of Russia’s air transportation system and become its new trademark.

Date
2017.05.17 / 22:35
Author
Axar.az
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