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Ilyushin Il-96

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Ilyushin Il-96

The Ilyushin Il-96 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-96) is a Russian four-engined long-haul wide-body jet airliner designed by Ilyushin in the former Soviet Union and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association in Voronezh, Russia. It is powered by four high-bypass Aviadvigatel PS-90 twin-spool turbofan engines. As of 2025, the Il-96 is used as the main Russian presidential aircraft. The type's only remaining commercial operator in passenger service is Cubana de Aviación while Sky Gates Airlines operates two cargo variants.

Infobox

Type
Widebody jet airliner
National origin
USSR
Designer
Ilyushin
Built by
Voronezh Aircraft Production Association
Status
In low-rate production; in service
Primary users
Cubana de Aviación Sky Gates Airlines
Number built
34
Manufactured
1992–present
Introduction date
29 December 1992 with Aeroflot
First flight
28 September 1988; 37 years ago (1988-09-28)
Developed from
Ilyushin Il-86

Tables

· Operators › Current operators
Cubana de Aviación
Cubana de Aviación
Operator
Cubana de Aviación
Aircraft type
Il-96-300
In service
1
On order
–
Stored
3
Sky Gates Airlines
Sky Gates Airlines
Operator
Sky Gates Airlines
Aircraft type
Il-96-400T
In service
2
On order
-
Stored
–
Ilyushin
Ilyushin
Operator
Ilyushin
Aircraft type
Il-96-300
In service
1
On order
–
Stored
–
Rossiya Special Flight Detachment [ru]
Rossiya Special Flight Detachment [ru]
Operator
Rossiya Special Flight Detachment [ru]
Aircraft type
Il-96-300
In service
11
On order
–
Stored
2
Russian Ministry of Defence
Russian Ministry of Defence
Operator
Russian Ministry of Defence
Aircraft type
Il-96-400
In service
2
On order
–
Stored
–
Total
Total
Operator
Total
In service
17
On order
0
Stored
-
Operator
Aircraft type
In service
On order
Stored
Cubana de Aviación
Il-96-300
1
–
3
Sky Gates Airlines
Il-96-400T
2
-
–
Ilyushin
Il-96-300
1
–
–
Rossiya Special Flight Detachment [ru]
Il-96-300
11
–
2
Russian Ministry of Defence
Il-96-400
2
–
–
Total
17
0
-
· Operators › Production by year
Prod
Prod
Year
Prod
1988
1
1989
2
1990
1
1991
1
1992
2
1993
1
1994
3
1995
2
1996
0
1997
1
1998
0
1999
1
2000
0
2001
0
2002
0
2003
1
2004
2
2005
1
Year
Year
Year
Year
1988
2006
1989
2007
1990
2008
1991
2009
1992
2010
1993
2011
1994
2012
1995
2013
1996
2014
1997
2015
1998
2016
1999
2017
2000
2018
2001
2019
2002
2020
2003
2021
2004
2022
2005
2023
Prod
Prod
Year
Prod
1988
2
1989
2
1990
0
1991
2
1992
0
1993
1
1994
1
1995
1
1996
0
1997
1
1998
1
1999
0
2000
0
2001
0
2002
0
2003
2
2004
0
2005
1
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Prod
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
Year
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Prod
2
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
Data from Ilyushin Aviation Complex,[41] FAA Certification Document A54NM and Il-96-300 Pilot Manual · Specifications
Cockpit crew
Cockpit crew
Variant
Cockpit crew
Il-96-300
3
Il-96M
2
Il-96T
2/3
Seats (3/2/1-class)
Seats (3/2/1-class)
Variant
Seats (3/2/1-class)
Il-96-300
237/263/300
Il-96M
307/340/420
Il-96-400
315/386/436
Cargo capacity
Cargo capacity
Variant
Cargo capacity
Il-96-300
25 t
Il-96T
776 m3
Il-96-400
196 m3
LD3 capacity
LD3 capacity
Variant
LD3 capacity
Il-96-300
16
Il-96T
32
Length
Length
Variant
Length
Il-96-300
55.35 m (181 ft 7 in)
Il-96M
64.69 m (212 ft 3 in)
Il-96T
63.93 m (209 ft 9 in)
Wing
Wing
Variant
Wing
Il-96-300
60.12 m (197 ft 3 in) span, 350 m2 (3767.9 ft²), 30° sweep
Fuselage
Fuselage
Variant
Fuselage
Il-96-300
6.08 m (19.94 ft) diameter, 5.70 m (18.70 ft) cabin width
Height
Height
Variant
Height
Il-96-300
17.55 m (57 ft 7 in)
OEW
OEW
Variant
OEW
Il-96-300
120.4 t (265,198 lb)
Il-96M
132.4 t (291,630 lb)
Il-96T
116.4 t (256,387 lb)
Il-96-400
122.3 t (269,383 lb)
MTOW
MTOW
Variant
MTOW
Il-96-300
250 t (551,000 lb)
Il-96M
270 t (595,000 lb)
Il-96T
270 t (594,713 lb)
Il-96-400
265 t (583,700 lb)
Max. payload
Max. payload
Variant
Max. payload
Il-96-300
40 t (88,105 lb)
Il-96M
58 t (127,753 lb)
Il-96T
92 t (202,643 lb)
Il-96-400
58 t (127,753 lb)
Fuel capacity
Fuel capacity
Variant
Fuel capacity
Il-96-300
152,620 l (40,322 US gal)
Engines (×4)
Engines (×4)
Variant
Engines (×4)
Il-96-300
Aviadvigatel PS-90A
Il-96M
PW2037
Il-96T
PW2337 or PS-90A1
Il-96-400
PS-90A1
Thrust (×4)
Thrust (×4)
Variant
Thrust (×4)
Il-96-300
156.9 kN (35,242 lbf)
Il-96M
170.1 kN (38,250 lbf)
Il-96T
166.8 kN (37,500 lbf)
Il-96-400
170.7 kN (38,326 lbf)
Cruise
Cruise
Variant
Cruise
Il-96-300
0.78–0.84 Mach / 850–870 km/h / 459–469 kn TAS; 13,100 m (43,000 ft) Ceiling
Range
Range
Variant
Range
Il-96-300
10,000 km (5,400 nmi)
Il-96M
11,482 km (6,195 nmi)
Il-96T
9,700 km (5,237 nmi)
Il-96-400
10,000 km (5,400 nmi)
Takeoff run (MTOW)
Takeoff run (MTOW)
Variant
Takeoff run (MTOW)
Il-96-300
2,340 m (7,677 ft)
Il-96M
3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Il-96T
2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Il-96-400
2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Landing run
Landing run
Variant
Landing run
Il-96-300
860 m (2,821 ft)
Il-96M
1,800 m (5,906 ft)
Il-96T
1,650 m (5,511 ft)
Il-96-400
1,650 m (5,511 ft)
Variant
Il-96-300
Il-96M
Il-96T
Il-96-400
Cockpit crew
3
2
2/3
Seats (3/2/1-class)
237/263/300
307/340/420
315/386/436
Cargo capacity
25 t
776 m3
196 m3
LD3 capacity
16
32
Length
55.35 m (181 ft 7 in)
64.69 m (212 ft 3 in)
63.93 m (209 ft 9 in)
Wing
in) span, 350 m2 (3767.9 ft²), 30° sweep
Fuselage
ft) diameter, 5.70 m (18.70 ft) cabin width
Height
17.55 m (57 ft 7 in)
OEW
120.4 t (265,198 lb)
132.4 t (291,630 lb)
116.4 t (256,387 lb)
122.3 t (269,383 lb)
MTOW
250 t (551,000 lb)
270 t (595,000 lb)
270 t (594,713 lb)
265 t (583,700 lb)
Max. payload
40 t (88,105 lb)
58 t (127,753 lb)
92 t (202,643 lb)
58 t (127,753 lb)
Fuel capacity
152,620 l (40,322 US gal)
Engines (×4)
Aviadvigatel PS-90A
PW2037
PW2337 or PS-90A1
PS-90A1
Thrust (×4)
lbf)
lbf)
lbf)
lbf)
Cruise
Mach / 850–870 km/h / 459–469 kn TAS; 13,100 m (43,000 ft) Ceiling
Range
10,000 km (5,400 nmi)
11,482 km (6,195 nmi)
9,700 km (5,237 nmi)
10,000 km (5,400 nmi)
Takeoff run (MTOW)
2,340 m (7,677 ft)
3,000 m (9,843 ft)
2,700 m (8,858 ft)
2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Landing run
860 m (2,821 ft)
1,800 m (5,906 ft)
1,650 m (5,511 ft)
1,650 m (5,511 ft)

References

  1. All the PS-90A turbofan can be upgraded to the new PS-90A2 version, with the latest generation FADEC of western design a
  2. Ilyushin has not ruled out the possibility to install other engines (PW, RR, or CFM), depending on the number of request
  3. 30 tonne payload
  4. 30 tonne payload
  5. 58 tonne payload
  6. 315 passengers
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    https://russianplanes.net/planelist/Ilushin/Il-96
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  24. "Cubana buys Antonov An-158 and Il-96-400s"
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