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Il-96

Maiden Flight: Wednesday, September 28, 1988
IOC: July 1993
Total Production: 80

Il-96M

IOC: 1998

Also Known As
Il-98 (twin-engine version)

Origin
Russia

Program Status:
Cancelled

Contractor/s
Ilyushin Aviaton Complex

Family Members
Il-96-300
Il-96-400
Il-96-400T
Il-96T

Power plant:
PW2037 (4)

Description: The Ilyushin Il-96 is a four-engine, wide-body, longer range passenger and freighter aircraft based upon the Il-86 airliner. The Il-96 aircraft features a fuselage shortened approx. 4 meters, a new wing layout, a seating capacity between 235 and 436 passengers, and fly-by-wire controls. The Il-96 wide-body aircraft family includes the Il-96-300 and Il-96-400 airliners and the Il-96T and Il-96-400T freighters. The Il-96 powered by western engines and the Il-98 twin-engine airliners were cancelled. The Il-96 maiden flight was carried out on September 28, 1988. In July 1993 the first Il-96-300 airliner entered into service.

The Il-96M long-range, wide-body airliner is a stretched derivative of the Il-96-300 equipped with western engines and avionics. The aircraft's seating capacity was increased to accommodate up to 375 passengers. The most significant improvement introduced into the Il-96M compared to the Il-96-300 are the four US-built PW2037 engines rated at 37,000 pounds of thrust. These engines are far more reliable and fuel efficient than Russian made PS90A turbofans.

Ilyushin and the Russian Industry were studying the development of a re-engined Il-96 with more powerful turbofans and the development of a twin-engine variant called the Il-98 which would be powered by western turbofans such as GE90, Trent 800 and PW4000. Both projects Il-96M and Il-98 were finally rejected by Ilyushin Aviation Complex.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2, Passengers 375

Dimensions: Length 64.7 m, Wingspan 60.1 m

Weights: Max Weight 270 t, Min Weight 132 t, Payload 30,000 kg (66,138 lb)

Engine/s Performance: Thrust 148,000 lb (67,133 kg)

Performance: Ceiling 13,000 m (42,651 ft), Max Range 11,500 km (6,210 nm), Top Speed 261 mps (Mach 0.79)

Other: Number of Engines 4

Operators

Russia / Cancelled

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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