Il-114

Ilyushin · Soviet Union · first flew 1990 · airliner

The Il-114 is a twin-turboprop regional airliner developed to replace the An-24 on short domestic routes across the former Soviet Union.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — WingsLow-mounted, straight
E — Engines2 × turboprop, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage26.88 m fuselage
T — TailConventional

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Identify it by the low straight wing carrying two turboprops with six-bladed propellers, the circular-section fuselage seating four abreast, and the conventional swept fin.

Specifications

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History

Ilyushin flew the prototype on 29 March 1990, sizing it for around 64 passengers and short, rough regional airfields. Certification and production dragged on through the 1990s, initially involving assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Variants

The baseline Il-114 was joined by the re-engined Il-114-100 with Pratt & Whitney Canada powerplants and Western avionics, plus freighter and special-mission proposals. A modernised Il-114-300 later revived the programme in Russia.

Where you'll see it

The Il-114 flew with Uzbek and Russian regional operators and never reached the UK market, where regional turboprop routes were served instead by the ATR and Dash 8 families. Its service has remained modest and largely domestic.

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