Ilyushin Il-114
| Il-114 | |
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| RADAR Il-114-100 | |
| Role | Regional airliner |
| National origin | Russia/Uzbekistan |
| Manufacturer | Tashkent Aviation Production Association |
| Design group | Ilyushin |
| First flight | 29 March 1990 |
| Introduction | August 1998 with Uzbekistan Airways |
| Status | Out of production, active service |
| Primary users | Uzbekistan Airways Ilyushin Design Bureau Vyborg Airlines (former) |
| Produced | 1992–2012 |
| Number built | 20 |
The Ilyushin Il-114 (Russian Илью́шин Ил-114) is a Russian twin-engine turboprop airliner designed for local routes. In the Antonov An-24 class, it first flew in 1990. Altogether, 20 Il-114s have been built.
Production of the Il-114 was terminated in July 2012, with the sixth and last aircraft delivered to Uzbekistan Airlines on 24 May 2013. The decision to end production adheres to the Uzbek government's decision to convert the Tashkent factory to other production lines (namely structural units, household purpose products, spare parts for cars and agricultural equipment), despite Russian interest in keeping the production line and a reportedly high demand prospect for the aircraft. This has translated in an October 2013 announcement by a plant representative, that production is to be resumed after the factory solved financial matters and also due to the interest of a "Russian party".
In June 1986, the Ilyushin OKB began work on a replacement for the Antonov An-24, large numbers of which remained in service with Aeroflot. The Soviet Ministry of the Aviation Industry set down requirement for the An-24 replacement, including the ability to carry 60 passengers over a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) at a speed of 500 kilometres per hour (310 mph), while using much less fuel than its predecessor and retaining the ability to operate out of poorly equipped airfields with unpaved runways. Development of the new aircraft was expected to be relatively simple, with first flight programmed to take place in 1989 and service entry in 1992.
Ilyushin's design, the Il-114, is a low-wing, twin-turboprop monoplane, with an airframe mainly constructed of metal, with composite materials used for non-structural parts. The aircraft is powered by two Klimov TV7-117S turboprop engines driving six-bladed propellers. Undercarriage is a retractable nosewheel undercarrige, while double-slotted trailing edge flaps are fitted to the wings. Unlike previous Soviet airliners, which had a large flight crew, the Il-114 is flown by a crew of two, who are provided with electronic flight instruments. Up to 64 passengers are accommodated in the aircraft's cabin, with passenger's baggage carried in compartments at the front and rear of the cabin rather than under the cabin floor.
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