New Ilyushin Il-96 is progressing
Customer can not show the newly-laid long-haul aircraft Il-96-400 M still. In the midst of the Corona-crisis manufacturer UAC may report that there is still good news.
With 29 copies of the predecessor flopped. With the Ilyushin Il-96-400 M for the state and the Russian aviation group, UAC builds the first prototypes of the new edition of the long-haul airliner. Although aircraft manufacturers around the world, the Corona-crisis occur in production and development due to the on the brake, the construction of the first Il-96-400 M in the schedule, such as UAC noted last week in a message.
Differences in comparison to the production from last January, are seen on current photos of the Ilyushin Il-96-400 M, although barely. However, it should be headed: "At the Moment, the main components of the airframe are connected for the first flight of the prototype," explains Alexander Yarchevsky, chief of the factory in Voronezh, where the model is built.