Ilyushin Il-108

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Il-108
Role Business jet
Designer Ilyushin Design Bureau
Introduction1990
StatusAbandoned project

The Ilyushin Il-108 is a twin-jet business-aircraft project, drafted in 1990 by the Russian manufacturer Ilyushin. A first model was presented in the same year, but apparently no Il-108 ever took to the air. It is similar in appearance to the Canadair Challenger 300. [1]

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Design

The draft listed two models, a nine-seater executive aircraft and a 15-passenger commercial aircraft, both low-winged and possessing a T-tail. The Il-108 is powered by two Lotarev DV-2 turbofans attached to the top of the rear fuselage on either side of the tail, each providing a thrust of 21.6 kN. [2]

Variants

A second version was planned to be equipped with Lotarev DV-22 turbofan derivatives having a bypass ratio of 5 and a 35 kN thrust.

Specifications

Data from[ citation needed ]

General characteristics

Performance

4,850 km (3,014 mi; 2,619 nmi) (15-seater)

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References

  1. News-posting
  2. "Ilyushin offers two Il-108 versions". Flight International. 9–15 May 1990. p. 28.