Aircraft experimental aircraft An-148, owned by the Voronezh Aircraft Building Plant, on Saturday crashed at 130 km from Voronezh, told RIA Novosti news agency spokesman Sergei Rosaviation Izvolsky. According to the agency source of the Voronezh Aircraft Building Plant, the plane disappeared from radar at 10.40 local time. On board were six crew members. According to the representative of the emergency department of the Russian Federation in the Belgorod region, they all died. "According to preliminary data, found the bodies of all six aboard the Antonov-148" - a spokesman said. In turn, BBC News reported that on board crashed in the Belgorod region of AN-148 were seven and five crew members and two representatives of the customer, the citizens of Myanmar. Myanmar became the first foreign customer of the aircraft, which is jointly produced Russia and Ukraine. Under the contract, which was signed in 2008, Myanmar to the national Air Force has purchased two aircraft AN-148. Both sides must enter into Myanmar in the civilian version. AN-148 - a regional passenger jet of the new generation, designed to carry 68-85 passengers a distance of 2000-4400 km. The aircraft is equipped with engine D-436-148 development Ivchenko-Progress, "produced by Motor Sich. Ministry of Industry
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