IL-96T

General

Technical Data

The IL-96T long-range cargo airplane was designed on the basis of the IL-96-300.

The IL-96T is designed for transportation of various cargoes with total weight of up to 92 tons. The maximum flight range is 14000km. The airplane is equipped with the PW-2337 engines manufactured by the «PRATT & WHITNEY» (USA) and «Collins» (USA) avionics.

Configuration and composition of aircraft equipment provide for the following:

• piloting by a two-member crew;
• automatic flight control;
• aircraft navigation in any region of the world and in any weather conditions;
• automatic approach and landing procedure according to the 3^d category of the International Civil Aviation Organization;

The airplane has three cargo compartments as follows:

• 580m³ main deck with 245 m² floor;
• 114m³ front lower cargo compartment;
• 82m³ rear lower cargo compartment.

The main deck cargo door with dimensions of 4850х2875mm permits loading of various standard cargo trays including 12-feet containers.

The maximum number of trays is: 25 pieces of Р6 plus 1 piece of Р1.

The lower cargo compartments contain as follows:

• front compartment – 18 LD-3 containers,
• rear compartment – 14 LD-3 containers.

The main deck and lower compartments have the floor-mounted cargo and trays moving and lashing system ensuring fast loading and unloading operations.

The dimensions of the upper deck cargo compartment and floor-mounted mechanization system allow carriage and transportation of the trays and containers similar to the nomenclature carried by the B-747F and А300-600F. The upper deck is equipped with chairs for cargo attendants.

The first IL-96T took off on May 16, 1997.

Test-pilots were: S.G.Bliznyuk and A.N.Knishev.

The AR MAK type certificate No. СТ 152-Ил-96Т was obtained in March 1998.

The FAA type certificate No.A54NM was obtained in June 1999.