The PAK VTA (Russian: ПАК ВТА, short for: Перспективный авиационный комплекс Военно-транспортной авиации, romanized: Perspektivnyy aviatsionnyy kompleks Voyenno-transportnoy aviatsii, lit.
[4][5] The project was initially presented under PAK TA designation, with the goal to develop a blended wing body,[6][unreliable source?]
super-heavy transport plane being able to fly at supersonic speed while carrying up to 200 tons of cargo, and partially using renewable electric energy.
[10][9] If the PAK VTA design is approved by the Russian authorities, Ilyushin hopes to start the development of the first prototype in 2020, for a serial production before 2027.
[8] PAK VTA should be powered by four Aviadvigatel PD-35 turbofans - an improved derivative of the still-in-development PD-14 engine, with a thrust of 20-25 thousand kgf.