Aviation Week & Space Technology - 3 November 2014

COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT UPDATE

Ilyushin IL-96 This four-engine, medium/long-range, widebody commercial passenger and cargo transport aircraft

f rst f ew as the Il-96-300 in 1988 and was awarded certif cation in December 1992. It is powered by Aviadvigatel

PS-90A1 engines rated 35,275 lb. thrust each. The Il-96-400, a stretched version of the -300, is powered by up-

rated PS-90A1 engines. The Il-96-400 passenger version can carry 436 passengers in a single-class conf guration,

386 in two classes or 315 in a three-class layout. Two Il-96-300 are forecast for production in 2014-23.

Irkut MS-21 The Irkut MS-21 is a twin-turbofan, narrowbody derivative of the defunct Yakovlev Yak-242 airliner.

The MS-21 family is the 150-seat MS-21-200, 181-seat MS-21-300 and 212-seat MS-21-400. All three are to be

available in both basic and extended-range versions; the -200 is also to be available in a long-range variant. Power

will be provided by Pratt & Whitney PW1400G or Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines. First f ight is planned for 2015, with a

service entry target date of 2017. Primary competition for the MS-21 is likely to come from the Boeing 737, Airbus

A320 and Comac C919. A total of 252 MS-21s are forecast to be produced through 2023.

Mitsubishi Regional Jet Mitsubishi formally launched the twin-engine Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) family in

March 2008; rollout was late last month. Initially, two basic models are planned: the 78-passenger MRJ70 and 92-pas-

senger MRJ90. The MRJ70 is powered by 15,600-lb.-thrust Pratt & Whitney PW1215G engines, while the MRJ90 is

powered by 17,600-lb.-thrust PW1217G s. Extended- and long-range versions of each model are envisioned, while a

100-seat er dubbed the MRJ100 is being considered. First f ight is planned for the second quarter of 2015, with service

entry slated for 2017. Some 343 MRJs are forecast for production through 2023.

Pilatus PC-12 This pressurized, single-turboprop-powered, corporate/utility transport aircraft f rst f ew in May

1991, and received Swiss and U.S. certif cation in 1994. It has seating for nine passengers in its standard layout. Por-

tugal’s OGMA assembles green aircraft and manufactures some components. The current PC-12 production version,

the PC-12 NG (Next Generation), is powered by a 1,200-shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P turboprop engine.

Some 1,231 PC-12s, including 443 PC-12 NGs, were built through 2013. Production of 846 units is expected in

2014-23. The PC-12 competes with the Daher-Socata TBM 850/900 and Cessna Caravan.

RUAG Aerospace Do 228 Next Generation Launched in 2007, RUAG Aerospace’s Do 228NG (Next

Generation) is an updated version of Dornier’s original Do 228. The aircraft is powered by twin 776-shp Honeywell

TPE331-10 engines, and features other improvements such as a new glass cockpit, f ve-blade propellers and aero-

dynamic changes to the wing. The f rst RUAG-produced Do 228NGs were delivered to customers in 2010, with

eight aircraft delivered to date.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a family of twin-engine regional transports powered by

Snecma/NPO Saturn SaM146 turbofan engines, rated at 13,500-17,500 lb. thrust each. The series was launched

with a 95-98-seat baseline model, the Superjet 100-95. The shortened 100-75, a 75-78-seat version, and the

lengthened 100-115/120, a 115-120-seat version, are being considered. The Superjet 100-95 made its f rst f ight

in May 2008, and achieved initial Russian/Commonwealth of Independent States certif cation in early 2011. Deliv-

eries began in mid-2011, with four f ight-test aircraft and 33 production aircraft built through 2013. Production of

222 Superjet 100s is forecast f or 2014-23.

Tupolev Tu-204/214 A twin-turbofan-powered, short/medium-range, narrowbody commercial transport aircraft,

the Tu-204-100 is powered by Aviadvigatel PS-90A turbofans, while the Tu-204-120 variant has Rolls-Royce RB211-

535E4 engines. The Tu-214 has a higher maximum takeoff weight of 110,750 kg (243,600 lb.) than the Tu-204-

100. It retains the PS-90A powerplants of the -100 but carries additional fuel. The Tu-204’s f rst f ight occurred in
     January 1989 and, through 2013, 89 Tu-204s and Tu-214s were produced. Nine Tu-214 aircraft are forecast for
     production in 2014-23.

Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 Viking Air owns the manufacturing rights to a number of out-of-

production de Havilland aircraft, including the DHC-6 Twin Otter, an all-metal, non-pressurized, high-wing, twin-engine

turboprop utility aircraft. In April 2007, Viking Air launched a program to restart production of the 19-passenger Twin

Otter. The updated Viking Air Twin Otter Series 400 incorporates more than 800 changes to the Series 300, and is

powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34s or optional PT6A-35s. First f ight occurred in February 2010, fol-

lowed by Transport Canada certif cation in June 2010 and initial deliveries in July 2010. Production of 187 aircraft

is forecast between 2014 and 2023. c

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