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Ilyushin Il-96 Long-Haul Wide-Body Airliner Family

The Ilyushin Il-96 is a four-engine wide-body long-haul airliner developed as the Soviet/Russian successor to the Il-86. The family combined a large two-deck fuselage, advanced flight-management and automatic-landing systems, and a PS-90A-powered baseline with later passenger, freighter, and government derivatives; its first flight marked a major post-Soviet civil-aircraft programme.

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Identity

Aliases
Il-96IL-96Il-96-300Il-96-400Il-96TIl-96M
Family Name
Ilyushin Il-96
Full Name
Ilyushin Il-96 Long-Haul Wide-Body Airliner Family
Roles
airlinercargo
Status
retired
Type
aircraft

Details

Aircraft Specs
Configuration
fixed_wing
Crew Capacity
3
Operating Modes
land
Takeoff Landing Capabilities
conventional
Description
The Ilyushin Il-96 is a four-engine wide-body long-haul airliner developed as the Soviet/Russian successor to the Il-86. The family combined a large two-deck fuselage, advanced flight-management and automatic-landing systems, and a PS-90A-powered baseline with later passenger, freighter, and government derivatives; its first flight marked a major post-Soviet civil-aircraft programme.
First Flight Year
1,988
Propulsion Configurations
  • Entries
    • Count
      4
      Placement
      nacelle
      Propulsion System
      Role
      main
      Stage
      airframe
      Variant Notes
      Four exact PS-90A high-bypass turbofans in wing nacelles; UEC-Perm Motors Il-96-300 application evidence.
    Name
    Il-96-300 exact PS-90A configuration
    Notes
    UEC-Perm Motors identifies PS-90A for Il-96-300; this exact family option applies only to the documented Il-96-300 branch and does not infer Il-96-400 or other derivatives.

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Creation Time
August 8, 2026 at 04:19:03 UTC
Updated Time
August 14, 2026 at 16:09:02 UTC