Ilyushin Il-103
| Il-103 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
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]
Operational history[edit]
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[edit]
Current[edit]
- Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force:[4] three delivered with 21 ordered
- Peruvian Army: Five operated out six delivered.
Former[edit]
- Republic of Korea Air Force:[5] 23 in service as of June 2011.[citation needed]
Specifications (Il-103)[edit]
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[edit]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References[edit]
- ^ Flying Magazine: 22. September 1991.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16, p. 152. Flying Pages Europe, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ "Updated Il-103 light single to be licence-built in Hungary".
- ^ Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force Aircraft Types. Aeroflight.co.uk Accessed 2010-12-14
- ^ "South Korea to get Russian aircraft". Flight International. 2002-02-08.
- ^ "Continental Motors ||Visitor Services||". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. p. 423. ISBN 1-85753-198-1.
- ^ Jackson, Paul, ed. (2005). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2004-05. London: Jane's Publishing Group. p. 392. ISBN 0-7106-2614-2.
Further reading[edit]
- "S. Korean military plane crash leaves two dead". Chinapost.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
External links[edit]
- Base Aérea Lima-Callao: Aviación del Ejército del Peru. (in English)