As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC - part of Rostec State Corporation), on March 30, 2025, the third prototype Il-114-300 aircraft (OP-3, serial number 1001, registration number) made its first flight from the airfield of PJSC UAC's Lukhovitsky Aviation Plant (LAZ) named after P.A. Voronin. number 54116), which is also the second aircraft of this type of new construction.
The first flight of the third prototype IL-114-300 aircraft (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) United Aircraft Corporation PJSC
According to a KLA press release, two prototype aircraft took off on March 30. The second prototype (the first newly built Il-114-300 aircraft, the OP-2 aircraft, serial number 01-10, registration number 54115), which was first flown a year ago and is undergoing a certification testing program, made its 100th anniversary flight on March 30, 2025 and spent a total of more than 280 hours in the sky. hours.
The newly built OP-3 aircraft (serial number 1001, registration number 54116) was piloted by the crew of PJSC Il, consisting of commander, test pilot Alexei 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 were checked, as well as the stability of all systems and equipment, a significant part of which is supplied by Rostec State Corporation enterprises.
The first flight of the newly built OP-3 lasted 30 minutes. The aircraft performed a pair pass over the runway at an altitude of 100 meters. As a result, the crew commander reported that the task had been completed in full, and there were no comments on the operation of the equipment.
"Today we have lifted another prototype Il-114-300 into the sky. This is due not only to the team of PJSC Il and the manufacturer, but also to the broad cooperation that ensures the development and supply of components. Currently, the second prototype aircraft performs almost daily flights under the program of additional certification tests. The addition of another machine will allow us to complete the required amount of testing work and certify the aircraft within the specified time. The delivery of production 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 behalf of the President of Russia to solve the problems of ensuring the country's transport connectivity. The program of 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.
"Successful flight of the third experimental IL-114-300 - This is another step towards certification. Adding the aircraft to the test program will speed up the process and allow us to complete all necessary procedures 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 company ODK-Klimov (part of the Rostec State Corporation ODK). The power plant was certified in December 2022 and surpasses its foreign counterparts in terms of technical characteristics. It has increased take-off power and includes a new AV112-114 propeller with increased thrust of 4 tons.
Flight performance has been improved on the new regional IL-114-300, the use of composite materials has been increased, and a new digital flight navigation system has been installed. Almost all the main systems on the aircraft have been improved, and special attention has been paid to improving the ergonomics of the cockpit.
On the part of bmpd, it should be recalled that work on the resumption of production of the IL-114 aircraft in the upgraded IL-114-300 appearance has been carried out by the UAC since 2014. The IL-114-300 regional turboprop passenger aircraft should have a range of up to 4,800 km with a load of 1,000 kg and 3,250 km with 1,000 kg, with a maximum fuel reserve of up to 5,600 km. The hourly fuel consumption during a 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 TVD TV7-117ST-01 engines with a capacity of 2500 hp each. The maximum take-off weight is 23.5 tons; the maximum commercial load is 6500 kg (with a maximum fuel reserve, the commercial load is up to 1,500 kg). Cruising speed is 500 km/h; cruising altitude is 7600 m; take-off/landing distances are 1350/1350 m.
Initially, it was planned to resume production of the IL-114 at the Nizhny Novgorod Sokol Aviation Plant with the start of deliveries in 2018. Then a manhole in Lukhovitsy near Moscow was chosen as the production site, and in 2017, UAC announced plans to start production at the MANHOLE and serial deliveries of the IL-114-300 in 2021 and reach the design production capacity of 12 aircraft annually there in 2022. At the MAKS-2017 air Show, the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLC) signed an agreement of intent with UAC to purchase 50 IL-114-300 aircraft, with delivery of the first three in 2020. In 2021, the UAC announced its intention to certify the IL-114-300 by the fall of 2023 and begin mass production at a rate of 12 aircraft per year from 2025. In reality, the program has turned into a long-term construction with unclear prospects, which is aggravated by the problematic engine of the TV7-117ST series.
The first prototype of the IL-114-300 (OP-1, registration number 54114) was a converted IL-114 serial aircraft with serial number 1033830030 and serial number 01-08, built in 1994 by the Tashkent Aviation Production Association named after V.P. Chkalov (previously the aircraft had registration number RA-91002), which since 2000 it was in storage in Zhukovsky. Since 2016, the aircraft has been converted into an IL-114-300 prototype in the hangar of the Il PJSC branch in Zhukovsky, receiving, in particular, new TV7-117ST-01 engines and new on-board equipment, including the TSNPK-114M2 digital navigation and aerobatic complex, and made its first flight in Zhukovsky on December 16, 2020. However, in August 2021, tests were suspended due to the crash of a prototype Il-112B military transport aircraft equipped with the same TV7-117ST series engines developed by ODK-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 prototype Il-114-300 aircraft (OP-2, serial number 01-10, registration number 54115) of a new construction. 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 prototype OP-2 was pumped to the manhole in May 2023, but it has been undergoing ground tests for more than 10 months.
The third flight prototype of the IL-114-300 (the second completely new construction), the OP-3 aircraft with serial number 1001 and registration number 54116, which was under construction in 2022, has now been completed at LAZ. It was launched back in June 2023, but made its first flight only on March 30, 2025.
It is reported that in 2022, the first six production IL-114-300 aircraft with serial numbers from 1002 to 1007 were laid down at the manhole.
The IL-114-300 construction program provides for the production at VASO of a number of important airframe elements, including wings and tail fins with mechanization, engine nacelles, etc. In general, VASO PJSC will manufacture 42% of the airframe assemblies of the IL-114-300 aircraft as part of the cooperation. The panels for the fuselage of the IL-114-300 aircraft are manufactured at the Ulyanovsk Aviastar Aircraft Factory. The Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Factory (NAZ) Sokol is responsible for the production of fuselage edema IL-114-300 panels manufactured in Ulyanovsk. NAZ will be responsible for manufacturing about 40% of the units and assemblies of the IL-114-300 aircraft.
At the end of December 2022, the Federal Air Transport Agency 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 aircraft (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) United Aircraft Corporation PJSC
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The first and second prototype IL-114-300 aircraft (OP-2 and OP-3) were newly built by the branch of PJSC UAC - Lukhovitsky Aviation Plant (LAZ) named after P.A. Voronin. Lukhovitsy, 30.03.2025 (c) United Aircraft Corporation PJSC
