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The main presidential aircraft is the four-engined, long-range, widebody Ilyushin Il-96-300PU, a highly modified Il-96, with the two last letters standing for "Command Point" in Russian. The presidential fleet of planes also includes Ilyushin Il-62, Tupolev Tu-154, and Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, among others.
Il-96-400M is the passenger version of the Il-96-400T cargo aircraft. Its fuselage is 9.65 m longer than the existing Il-96-300 passenger variant. The new interior planned seating capacity is 390 passengers. [17] [18] In 2017, the Russian Government injected ₽3.6 billion ($57.4 million) into the Ilyushin Il-96-400M. [19]
A post seen on X purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin’s airplane being escorted through the sky by a fleet of bombers. ... the Russian President flies in Ilyushin Il-96 series jets, ...
Putin said he would do everything to protect Russia, and that “decisive action” would be taken. ... special aircraft Il-96-300PU - left Moscow at 14:16 (11:16 GMT), and headed north-west ...
Il-98 proposed twin-engine version of the Il-96-300, 2000. Il-100 light multi-purpose aircraft project, 2001. Il-102 experimental jet-powered ground-attack aircraft, project cancelled, 1982. Il-106 proposed heavy military transport, proposed Il-76 replacement, 1992. Il-108 business jet prototype, project abandoned, 1990. Il-116 regional ...
Ilyushin prototyping facility on Khodynka Field in Moscow. Ilyushin was established under the Soviet Union.Its operations began on 13 January 1933, by order of P. I. Baranov, People's Commissar of the Heavy Industry and the Head of the Main Department of Aviation Industry.
The Aeroflot fleet, excluding that of subsidiaries, comprises the following aircraft, including 112 Airbus planes and 59 Boeing planes. [2] As a result of International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the company has ordered over 300 Russian-made jets and plans on making the Yakovlev MC-21 its flagship plane, [1] [2] with deliveries expected to start in 2025 or 2026.
Russia’s leading aircraft manufacturer says it’s completed a successful test flight of its new IL–96-400M widebody passenger airplane that it claims could replace Western aircraft in the ...