Ilyushin Il-96

Derived from the Il-86 medium range widebody jet, the Il-96-300 long range airliner features new wings with wingtip winglets, a fuselage shortened by 4 meters (12 ft.) compared to the Il-86 and fly-by-wire controls. The Il-96300 entered service with Aeroflot in 1993.

Il-96 variants include the Il-96M long range airliner and Il-96T freighter, which are stretched and equipped with western engines and avionics. The most obvious change is the fuselage stretch, which increases passenger accommodation back to over 350 (as on the Il-86). The most important change is the addition of Pratt & Whitney PW2337 turbofans, increasing fuel economy and reliability. Il-96M first flight occurred on 6 April 1993.

SPECIFICATION

First flight: 28 September 1988
Wingspan: 197 ft. 3 in. / 60.11 m
Length: 181 ft. 7 in. / 59.94 m -or- M/T: 212 ft. 3 in. / 64.7 m
Height: 57 ft.7 in. / 17.55m -or- M/T: 51 ft. 7 in. / 15.72 m
Ceiling: 40,000 ft.
Range: 4,800 nm / 8,890 km -or- M/T: 5,600 nm / 10,371 km
MTOW: 257,940 lbs / 117,000 kg -or- M/T: 291,887 lbs / 132,400 kg
Power plant: Four Aviadvigatel (Soloviev) PS90A turbofans -or-
M/T: Four Pratt & Whitney PW2337 turbofans
Speed: 465 knots / 861 km/h / 0.70 mach
Crew: 3 -or- M/T: 2
Accommodation: 235-275-350 in three, two or one class configuration -or-
M/T: 312-335-375 in three, two or one class configuration