willedoo Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 It looks like Russia is going to resurrect the Il-114 as a short haul aircraft. Roughly the same class as the ATR-72 and Dash 8. http://sputniknews.com/russia/20151115/1030137648/russia-civil-aviation-industry.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 its 2000Kgs heavier and 500kms less range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Thanks for that info, FT. It also carries about 10 less passengers. As said, it's roughly the same class, or more precisely, designed to perform roughly the same role. Fairly old design now, though. Cheers, Willie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi303 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 well IIRC it is designed for rough surface takeoff and landing on poor quality siberian and second rate rural city airports. Often just frozen gravel. Which explains the extra weight... a beefier structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 makes their running costs very high though, 2000kgs is a lot of cargo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooks Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 They're cheaper to purchase in the first place which might offset the running costs. I wonder if they'd modernise the design with newer lightweight materials and construction methods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 maybe they are just hoping to cash in on the low oil prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 The news item mentions modernizing the engines, but no mention of any other modifications. They quote a fair bit less fuel burn than the competitors, so maybe it will be economical. Seems to be part of the push to go back to more local industry. I think the sanctions made them realise how dependant on exports they were. Whether or not they're hoping for an export future for the aircraft is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon500 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 SAABSKI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 its 2000Kgs heavier and 500kms less range Just add a made in USA sticker, triple the price and the RAAF will buy a hundred. That is if Qantas doesn't order the lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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