The Ilyushin Il-103 is a single-engine, low-wing training aircraft developed by the Ilyushin Design Bureau that started in 1990 in the Soviet Union. The aircraft is now produced in Russia.[1] It was the first Russian aircraft to achieve Federal Aviation Administration certification, in 1998, for sales in the United States.[2]
| Il-103 | |
|---|---|
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| Il-103 at MAKS, Zhukovskiy, 1999. | |
| Role | Training aircraft |
| National origin | Soviet Union / Russia |
| Manufacturer | Ilyushin |
| Designer | Genrikh Novozhilov |
| First flight | 17 May 1994 |
| Introduction | 1996 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | see Operators |
| Produced | 1994–present |
| Number built | 66 |
Operational history
Reviewers Dave Unwin and Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "very robust, safe and comfortable. It was designed for everyday operation on poor runways and with the ability to cope with every variation of the harsh Russian climate."[2]
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation reached an agreement with Aviation Engineering Zrt of Pécs, Hungary, to develop and licence produce a modernised version of the Ilyushin Il-103 in Hungary in March 2021.[3]
Operators
Current
- Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force:[4] three delivered with 21 ordered
- Peruvian Army: Five operated out six delivered.
- Somaliland Armed Forces : Four Purchased for Civilian Aviation and Military purposes
Specifications (Il-103)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 4 pax ( max payload: 270 kg (600 lb))
- Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 10.56 m (34 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.135 m (10 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 14.71 m2 (158.3 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 7.6
- Empty weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,310 kg (2,888 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 150 kg (330 lb) / 200 L (53 US gal; 44 imp gal) in two wing tanks
- Powerplant: 1 × Teledyne Continental IO-360-ES2B 6-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 157 kW (211 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Hartzell BHC-C2YF-1BF/F8459A-8R
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 km/h (140 mph, 120 kn)
- Cruise speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
- Stall speed: 117 km/h (73 mph, 63 kn) flaps up; 111 km/h (69 mph; 60 kn) 10° flaps
- Never exceed speed: 340 km/h (210 mph, 180 kn)
- Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi) (at cruising speed, pilot and 270 kg (600 lb) payload with 30 min fuel reserve)
- Service ceiling: 9,840 m (32,280 ft)
- g limits: Utility: =4.4 / -1.8; Aerobatic: +6 / -3
- Rate of climb: 3.167 m/s (623.4 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 89.1 kg/m2 (18.2 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 8.37 kg/kW (13.75 lb/hp)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
Further reading
- "S. Korean military plane crash leaves two dead". Chinapost.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
External links
- Base Aérea Lima-Callao: Aviación del Ejército del Peru. (in English)