the Plane is created as a modification of a commercially available Il-96-300 by lengthening the fuselage by 9.35 meters with receipt of the Supplement to the type certificate. According to experts, the liner will keep the high reliability of its predecessor. The program of the Il-96-400M is on schedule.
the New ship will be equipped with modern navigation and radio communication equipment of domestic production, which will allow you to run existing and future requirements of international aviation authorities to the systems of navigation, surveillance and communication.
Based on the wishes of potential customers, the formed configurations the passenger compartment, under individual needs. The cabin can be produced in three basic versions: a three-class configuration 305 seats, two-class – 350 and single-class performance – on 402 of the place.
“At the moment on the first flight the pilot carried out the docking of the main units of the airframe. Completed the docking of the fuselage with the wing. The next step will be docking the tail, mounting pylons. Also the aircraft started the installation of the main systems of the aircraft. The completion of works and transfer of aircraft to flight test station is planned at the end of the year,” said acting managing Director of JSC “VASO” (Voronezh aircraft joint-stock company) Alexander Jarczewski.
