Ilyushin Il-103

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" redirects here. For the road, see Illinois Route 103.
Il-103
Role Training aircraft
National origin Soviet Union / Russia
Manufacturer Ilyushin
Designer Genrikh Novozhilov
First flight 17 May 1994
Status In service
Number built 66
Unit cost
USD 156,500

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]

Operators

Current
 Laos
 Peru

Former
 South Korea

Specifications (Il-103)

Data from [5][6][7]

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)
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See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References
  1. Flying Magazine: 22. September 1991. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 152. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force Aircraft Types. Aeroflight.co.uk Accessed 2010-12-14
  4. {{cite magazine|url= http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2002/08/20/153646/south-korea-to-get-russian-aircraft.html |title=South Korea to get Russian aircraft |magazine=Flight International |date=2002-02-08]
  5. http://tcmlink.com/visitors/enginespecsheets.cfm
  6. Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. p. 423. ISBN 1-85753-198-1.
  7. 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.

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