On January 19, as part of the flight test program, the next flight of the Il-114-300 regional turboprop passenger aircraft took place. The developer of the aircraft Aviation complex them. S.V. Ilyushin (the head enterprise of the Transport Aviation Division of PJSC UAC within the State Corporation Rostec).

"The Il-114-300 turboprop aircraft is an extremely demanded aircraft in our country: comfortable, reliable and capable of landing even on poorly prepared airfields. It can become the basis for the development of interregional transportation. Our task is to bring it to the market as soon as possible. The first flight of the aircraft took place in December last year, today the Il-114-300 took off for the second time. During the flight, the stability and controllability of the aircraft, the operability of systems and equipment, in particular, the power plant, the digital flight and navigation complex, the radio communication system, and so on, were checked. All systems worked fine, "said Anatoly Serdyukov, industrial director of the Rostec aviation cluster.

The plane was piloted by the crew under the guidance of Chief Pilot of PJSC "Il", 1st class test pilot, Hero of Russia Nikolai Kuimov, as part of 1st class test pilot Dmitry Komarov, 1st class onboard test engineer Oleg Gryazev.

The flight lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes, took place at altitudes up to 2000 meters and speeds up to 290 km / h. According to the crew's report, the systems and equipment were operating normally, the flight mission was completed in full.

"We will increase the intensity of flights in order to ensure the given dynamism and timing of the flight and certification test program. We hope that due to its simplicity and ease of maintenance, the aircraft will be in demand, including in regions with a difficult climate. Completion of certification and the start of serial deliveries are planned in 2022, "said Chief Designer of PJSC" IL "Sergei Ganin.