Russian strategic bomber Tu-160M took off for the first time with new production engines NK-32-02, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reports.
The plane took off from the airfield of the Kazan Aviation Plant (KAZ). The car was in the air for 140 minutes. The flight took place at an altitude of 6,000 meters. In its course, the updated general aircraft systems and avionics were checked, and the performance of new engines was assessed.
In February, the modernized Tu-160M bomber took to the skies for the first time. The test flight lasted 34 minutes at an altitude of 1.5 kilometers. Then the corresponding video was published by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The fact that the specialists of the Kazan Aviation Plant assembled the first modernized Tu-160M became known in November 2019. The updated model should go into mass production in 2021, in the same year it will be supplied to the troops.
