Aircraft
Ilyushin Il-114-300 Regional Airliner Makes First Flight
The Russian turboprop-equipped version of the Pratt & Whitney-powered Il-114-100 took to the air for the first time from the Zhukovsky airfield.
The first Il-114-300 turboprop takes off on December 16 from the Zhukovsky airfield outside Moscow. (Photo:UAC)
The first Il-114-300 turboprop takes off on December 16 from the Zhukovsky airfield outside Moscow. (Photo:UAC)

Russia moved a step closer to the introduction of a new short-range indigenous turboprop for local operators when the Ilyushin Il-114-300 on Wednesday flew for the first time from the Zhukovsky airfield outside Moscow. Powered by Klimov TV-7-117ST-01 turboprop engines, the latest Il-114 variant will ensure air mobility in remote regions with weak airfield infrastructure and harsh climates, such as Russia’s northern and far eastern regions and Siberia, according to Ilyushin parent company United Aircraft Corporation.