MOSCOW, November 6The updated Il-96-400M will primarily be used for government and cargo air transportation, said Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov on the sidelines of the Russia exhibition and forum in the Made by Us pavilion at VDNKh.
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«First, we will leave this prototype in the form of a flying laboratory, so that when forming a program for a heavy wide-body aircraft, we understand at what stage we could use this type of aircraft primarily for government special transportation — because today Il is used -96-300. And the second is for cargo transportation,” he said, answering a question about the start of serial production of the Il-96-400M.
Last week, the Il-96-400M made its first and successful flight. It is a modernized version of the Il-96-300. The aircraft is distinguished by a fuselage extended by 9.35 meters and more powerful PS-90A1 engines. Accommodates up to 370 passengers. Manufactured at the branch of PJSC «IL» — VASO, part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Rostec.
The international exhibition and forum «Russia» presents the country's main achievements in all sectors. It will work at VDNKh until April 12, 2024. It involves 89 regions, 22 federal executive bodies (ministries and the Federal Agency for State Reserves), 20 companies, corporations and public organizations — a total of 131 expositions.