Upgraded Russian An-124-100 re-flown

An-124-100 RF-82011 during its first post-upgrade test flying at Ulyanovsk. Aviastar-SP RUSSIAN FEDERATION Air and Space Force An-124- 100 RF-82011, the first to undergo a ‘deep upgrade’ in the AO Aviastar-SP plant at Ulyanovsk-Vostochny, made its first test flight after modernisation there on December 20. At a rollout ceremony at Ulyanovsk on December 1, the aircraft had been formally named Oleg Antonov in honour of the famous Soviet aircraft designer. The aircraft had earlier been operated by the VKS military