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Irkutsk Aviation Plant
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Irkutsk Aviation Plant (Russian: Иркутский авиационный завод) is a company based in Irkutsk, Russia and established in 1932. It is a branch of Irkut Corporation, itself part of United Aircraft Corporation. As of 2014, 2,500 people work in the plant.[1]

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Irkutsk Aviation Plant

The Irkutsk Aviation Production Association, one of the oldest defense enterprises of the Transbaykal region, builds the Su-27 Flanker trainer. Since becoming a joint-stock firm it has aggressively sought to expand its civil and consumer product lines while maintaining some aircraft production.[2]

Since its establishment in 1932, the plant has produced over 7,000 aircraft, including the Su-30 and Yak-130. It is also involved in the production of the MC-21 airliner.[1]

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In different years the plant has produced:

  • Fighter I-14 — 1935-1937
  • High-speed bomber SB — 1936-1940
  • Pe-2 dive bomber — 1941-1943
  • Long-range fighter Pe-3 — 1942-1943
  • IL-4 long-range bomber — 1942-1944
  • Long-range bomber IL-6 — 1943
  • Long-range bomber Yer-2 — 1944-1946
  • Yak-28 in front of the IAZA building
  • Front-line bomber Tu-2 — 1947-1950
  • Tu-14 torpedo bomber — 1948-1953
  • Front-line bomber IL-28 — 1953-1953
  • AN-12 transport aircraft — 1956-1962
  • Yak-28 bomber — 1960-1971
  • AN-24 transport aircraft — 1967-1971
  • MiG-23UB combat training aircraft — 1970-1985
  • MiG-27 fighter-bomber — 1977-1983
  • Su-27UBK combat training aircraft — 1986
  • Su-30K interceptor fighter — 1992
  • Amphibious aircraft Be-200 — 1992-2011 (production of the aircraft was transferred to the TANTK named after Berieva)
  • Multi-purpose combat aircraft Su-30MK — since 1997
  • Multi-purpose combat aircraft Su-30KN — since 1998
  • Yak-130 combat training aircraft — since 2008
  • Multifunctional supermaneuverable fighter SU-30SM — since 2012
  • Passenger aircraft MC-21 — since 2014 (the first flight took place on May 28, 2017)
  • Training aircraft Yak-152 (the first flight took place on September 29, 2016)

The plant's products are supplied to 37 countries of the world: Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, China, Afghanistan, Egypt and others.

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Directors

  • 1932 - Lyushinsky Alexander Danilovich
  • 1932-1935 - Iryanov Vladimir Grigoryevich
  • 1935-1936 - Makar Yevsey Grigorievich
  • 1936-1937 - Gorelits Abram Grigorievich
  • 1938-1940 - Levin Israel Solomonovich
  • 1940-1942 - Iosilovich Isaac Borisovich
  • 1942-1946 - Abramov Viktor Ivanovich
  • 1946-1947 - Petrov Kirill Alexandrovich
  • 1948-1952 - Semenov Mikhail Pavlovich
  • 1953-1960 - Ivanchenko Sergey Kuzmich
  • 1960-1968 - Khlopotunov Anatoly Sergeevich
  • 1968-1979 - Maksimovsky Viktor Afanasievich
  • 1980-1993 - Gorbunov Gennady Nikolaevich
  • 1993-1997 - Fedorov Alexey Innokentievich
  • 1997-2008 Kovalkov Vladimir Vasilyevich
  • from 2008 - Veprev Alexander Alekseevich
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