Ilyushin

[jfy1999]

Now that Western airliners are no longer being delivered, it seems the future for Russian aviation is in the 1990s…

It is an aircraft similar in size to the Airbus A330-900neo, but while the European twin-engine aircraft can fly up to 7,200 nautical miles (13,334 km), the Il-96-400M only offers around 8,100 km in a two-class configuration.

The IL-96-400M, the largest Russian widebody, flies for the first time - Air Data News

After years of development, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), the parent company of Russia’s largest aircraft manufacturers, managed to achieve the maiden

www.airdatanews.com

 

[Aviador]

I read something today saying the Russian airline Aeroflot was looking to copy Airbus and Boeing parts to keep their fleet flying.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I read something today saying the Russian airline Aeroflot was looking to copy Airbus and Boeing parts to keep their fleet flying.

The Russians (and the Chinese) are masters at reverse engineering.

 

[Aviador]

The Russians (and the Chinese) are masters at reverse engineering.

Do copyright rules not apply with them? Its no wonder the west is constantly in trade wars with them.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Do copyright rules not apply with them?

I don't think they really care. Back in 1946, the UK government gave Rolls Royce permission to sell a small number of RR Nene jet engines to Russia (the Soviet state as was). These were used to power the Mig-15. Many more Mig-15's were produced than RR engines bought. More recently, an agreement was made with BAe for development of the ATP and a twin engined BAe-146. The Russians pulled out of the agreement, but went on to produce the Ilyushin-114 (ATP copy) and the Antonov-148 (looks very much like a twin engined BAe-146). I would imagine that as part of the original agreement, Russia would have had access to many of the design drawings of the British aircraft.

 

[Silvercity]

I did like the IL 62 , VC10 copy. Not as beautiful, but they did make far more and its flew for longer. Indeed maybe a few may still be ?

 

[jfy1999]

There are three IL-62 still in operation with a Belarusian cargo airline. (according to the description on this video)

 

[Kevin Farnell]

There are three IL-62 still in operation with a Belarusian cargo airline. (according to the description on this video)

I think Air Koryo also have a couple in service.