ILYUSHIN HAS received Russian certification for its Il-103 four-seat light aircraft. US certification of the aircraft, powered by a Teledyne Continental engine driving a Hartzell propeller, is expected this month. This would make the Il-103 the first Russian aircraft to receive US certification.
Ilyushin forecasts a Russian market for 1,500 aircraft and plans to produce 100 Il-103s a year at the Lukhovitsky aviation plant near Moscow. Russian airline Polus will receive the first two aircraft in August. The design bureau says that companies in Germany, India, the UK and the USA have expressed interest in the Il-103, which will cost around $150,000.
Source: Flight International
