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VOLGA-DNEPR MOVES TURKEY’S PROTOTYPE ATTACK HELICOPTER


Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered a prototype of the Turkish T129 attack helicopter onboard an IL-76TD-90VD cargo flight from Ankara to Berlin, Germany, and back to Turkey.


Loading the 13-metre helicopter into the Ilyushin’s cargo hold using hoists required the removal of the T129’s rotor blades, vertical stabilizer, wing and detachable equipment. The rear chassis of the helicopter was also removed and replaced by a special chassis for the transportation that reduced the height of the helicopter from 3.4 metres to 3.17m. All of the components removed to facilitate the loading process were


VOLGA-DNEPR EXTENDS ITS OIL AND GAS CAPABILITY TO LOAD 24-METRE DRILLING RIG


Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ outsize cargo technicians used a special aircraft ramp extension to load a 24-metre long oil and gas drilling rig onto an An-124-100 freighter bound for Mirny in Russia.


The rig was delivered from Novy Urengoy for Krasnodar Drilling, a branch of the Gazprom Drilling Company, one of Russia’s largest specialists in oil and gas well construction. It will be used at the Verkhnechonskoe oil and gas condensate field.


The ramp extension reduced the ramp slope to enable loading and unloading of the long single piece of cargo. The


transported to the destination point onboard the same IL-76TD-90VD flight.


The prototype of the T129 helicopter was delivered to Germany in order to be presented at the ILA-2014 Berlin Air Show, which took place at the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport. The flight was operated on behalf of Air Charter Service (ACS) in Turkey and included the helicopter’s return journey to Ankara.


drilling rig was then pulled into the cargo hold by a tractor. As part of its service, Volga-Dnepr also obtained special permission to operate from Novy Urengoy and Mirny airports and arranged the necessary terminal services.


“The Volga-Dnepr team was very professional, diligent and responsive. The aircraft was positioned in time and


The T129 attack helicopter was developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries in cooperation with AgustaWestland, one of the world’s leading helicopter manufacturers. At present the T129 modification is in the inventory of the Turkish Air Force but ILA-2014 in Berlin enabled the helicopter prototype to be promoted to the international military market.


the loading was performed without any errors or delays,” stated Andrey Tsaryok, Acting CEO of Krasnodar Drilling.


As a specialist logistics provider to the oil and gas industry, Volga-Dnepr Airlines has performed over 1,100 flights for leading customers in the sector, carrying unique, outsize and heavyweight shipments all over the world.


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