It seems like Il-114 program is resumed after halt due to Il-112 crash.
They've made a brand new Il-114-300 (first flying prototype was made from Il-114-100, already flying plane, with new electronics, wings and engines).
4 марта 2024 года на аэродроме Луховицкого авиационного завода им. П.А. Воронина началась подготовка второго опытного самолёта Ил-114-300 (з/н 0110) к первому
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Looks like they solved TV7-117 problems, and feel bold enough to fly it again.
Сегодняшнее событие - большая заслуга всего коллектива инженеров и конструкторов «Ильюшина», а также сотрудников Луховицкого авиазавода, которые создавали этот самолёт. Поздравляем коллег с двойным праздником - возобновлением лётных испытаний нового самолёта и днём рождения отца-основателя КБ...
The second prototype Il-114-300 of new construction
March 31st, 22:50
As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC - part of the Rostec State Corporation), on March 30, 2025, the third prototype Il-114-300 (OP-3, serial number 1001, registration number 54116), which is also the second aircraft of this type of new construction, made its maiden flight from the airfield of PJSC UAC branch - Lukhovitsky Aviation Plant (LAZ) named after P.A. Voronin.
The first flight of the third prototype Il-114-300 (OP-3, serial number 1001, registration number 54116), which is also the second aircraft of this type of new construction of PJSC UAC branch - Lukhovitsky Aviation Plant (LAZ) named after P.A. Voronina. Lukhovitsy, 30.03.2025 (c) PJSC United Aircraft Corporation
According to the UAC press release, two prototype aircraft took off on March 30. The second prototype (the first Il-114-300 aircraft of the new construction - OP-2, serial number 01-10, registration number 54115), which was first taken off a year ago and which is undergoing a certification test program, made its 100th flight on March 30, 2025 and spent a total of more than 280 hours in the sky.
The newly built OP-3 aircraft (serial number 1001, registration number 54116) was piloted by the crew of PJSC Il, consisting of the commander, test pilot Alexey Gazdiev, Hero of Russia, test pilot Mikhail Kondratenko, and flight test engineer Maxim Belin. During the first flight, the stability and controllability of the aircraft, as well as the stability of all systems and equipment, a significant part of which is supplied by enterprises of the Rostec State Corporation, were tested.
The first flight of the newly built OP-3 aircraft lasted 30 minutes. According to the task, the aircraft performed a paired pass over the runway at an altitude of 100 meters. Following the results, the crew commander reported that the task was completed in full, there were no comments on the operation of the equipment.
“Today we lifted another experimental Il-114-300 into the sky. This is not only the merit of the team of PJSC Il and the manufacturer, but also of the broad cooperation that ensures the development and supply of components. Currently, the second prototype aircraft performs flights almost daily under the program of additional certification tests. The addition of another machine will allow us to complete the required volume of testing work and certify the aircraft within the stated time frame. The supply of serial aircraft to operators will begin next year, in strict accordance with contractual obligations," said Daniil Brenerman, Managing Director of PJSC Il, commenting on the flight.
The regional aircraft is being created on the instructions of the President of Russia to solve the problems of ensuring the country's transport connectivity. The program for the modernization and resumption of serial production of the Il-114-300 is being implemented with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.
"The successful flight of the third prototype Il-114-300 is another step towards certification. Adding the aircraft to the test program will speed up the process and allow all necessary procedures to be completed on time,” said Gennady Abramenkov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
The Il-114-300 aircraft consists of Russian units and systems and is equipped with domestic TV7-117ST-01 engines manufactured by the St. Petersburg enterprise UEC-Klimov (part of UEC of the Rostec State Corporation). The power plant was certified in December 2022 and surpasses foreign analogues in technical characteristics. It has increased power in takeoff mode and includes a new AV112-114 propeller with an increased thrust of 4 tons.
The new regional Il-114-300 has improved flight performance, increased use of composite materials, and a new digital flight and navigation system. Almost all the main systems on the aircraft have been improved, special attention was paid to improving the ergonomics of the cockpit.
On behalf of bmpd, we would like to remind you that work on resuming production of the Il-114 aircraft in the modernized form of the Il-114-300 has been underway at UAC since 2014. The regional turboprop passenger aircraft Il-114-300 should have a flight range of up to 4800 km with a load of 1000 kg and 3250 km with 1000 kg, with a maximum fuel reserve of up to 5600 km. Hourly fuel consumption during flight with a maximum fuel reserve will be 550 kg/h. The Il-114 aircraft is designed to carry up to 64-68 passengers. Its power plant consists of two TV7-117ST-01 turboprop engines with a capacity of 2500 hp each. The maximum takeoff weight is 23.5 tons; maximum commercial load weight - 6,500 kg (with maximum fuel reserve, the commercial load is up to 1,500 kg). Cruising speed - 500 km/h; cruising altitude 7,600 m; takeoff/landing distances 1,350/1,350 m.
Initially, it was planned to resume production of the Il-114 at the Nizhny Novgorod Aviation Plant "Sokol" with deliveries starting in 2018. Then, as a production site
LAZ in Lukhovitsy near Moscow was chosen, and in 2017, UAC announced plans to begin production at LAZ and serial deliveries of the Il-114-300 in 2021 and to reach the design capacity of 12 aircraft per year there already in 2022. At the MAKS-2017 air show, the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) signed an agreement of intent with UAC to purchase 50 Il-114-300 aircraft, with the first three to be delivered in 2020. In 2021, UAC announced its intention to certify the Il-114-300 by the fall of 2023 and begin its serial production at a rate of 12 aircraft per year from 2025. In reality, the program has turned into a long-term construction project with unclear prospects, which is aggravated by the problematic TV7-117ST series engine. The first prototype of the Il-114-300 (OP-1, registration number 54114) was a converted production Il-114 aircraft with factory number 1033830030 and serial number 01-08, built in 1994 by the Tashkent Aviation Production Association named after V.P. Chkalov (the aircraft previously had registration number RA-91002), which had been stored in Zhukovsky since 2000. Since 2016, the aircraft was converted in the hangar of the PJSC Il branch in Zhukovsky into a prototype of the Il-114-300, receiving, in particular, new TV7-117ST-01 engines and new onboard equipment, including the TsNPK-114M2 digital navigation and flight complex, and made its first flight in Zhukovsky on December 16, 2020. However, in August 2021, the tests were suspended due to the crash of the prototype Il-112V military transport aircraft, equipped with the same TV7-117ST engines developed by UEC-Klimov.
Flight tests under the Il-114-300 program were resumed only on March 31, 2024, with the first flight in Lukhovitsy of the first Il-114-300 prototype aircraft (OP-2, serial number 01-10, registration number 54115) of a new build manufactured at LAZ. The construction of this aircraft has been underway since 2018, the center section for the aircraft was manufactured at the VASO plant in Voronezh and delivered to Lukhovitsy in September 2019. The OP-2 prototype was rolled out to LAZ in May 2023, but underwent ground tests for more than 10 months.
Now, LAZ has completed the production of the third flight prototype of the Il-114-300 (the second completely new build) - the OP-3 aircraft with serial number 1001 and registration number 54116, which was under construction since 2022. It was rolled out back in June 2023, but made its first flight only on March 30, 2025.
It is reported that in 2022, the first six serial Il-114-300 aircraft with serial numbers from 1002 to 1007 were laid down at LAZ.
The Il-114-300 construction program provides for the production of a number of the most important elements of the aircraft airframe at VASO, including the wing and tail unit with mechanization, engine nacelles, etc. In general, within the framework of the cooperation, PJSC VASO will manufacture 42% of the airframe units of the Il-114-300 aircraft. The panels for the Il-114-300 fuselage are manufactured at the Ulyanovsk aircraft plant "Aviastar". The Nizhny Novgorod aircraft plant (NAZ) "Sokol" is assigned the production of the Il-114-300 fuselage panels manufactured in Ulyanovsk. NAZ will be responsible for the production of about 40% of the units and components of the Il-114-300 aircraft.
At the end of December 2022, Rosaviatsia issued a type certificate for the TV7-117ST-01 turboprop engine, which is now supposedly considered "ready".
The first flight of the third prototype Il-114-300 (OP-3, serial number 1001, registration number 54116), which is also the second aircraft of this type newly built by the branch of PJSC "UAC" - Lukhovitsky Aviation Plant (LAZ) named after P.A. Voronin. Lukhovitsy, 30.03.2025 (c) PJSC United Aircraft Corporation
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Looks like they solved TV7-117 problems, and feel bold enough to fly it again.
