The Ilyushin Il-103 is a single-engine, low-wing training aircraft developed by the Ilyushin Design Bureau that started in 1990 in the

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. The aircraft is now produced in

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. It was the first Russian aircraft to achieve

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certification, in 1998, for sales in the

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.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015–16'', p. 152. Flying Pages Europe, 2015.

Operational history

Reviewers Dave Unwin and Marino Boric described the design in a 2015 review as "very robust, safe and comfortable. It was designed for everyday operation on poor runways and with the ability to cope with every variation of the harsh Russian climate." Russia’s

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reached an agreement with ''Aviation Engineering Zrt'' of Pécs, Hungary, to develop and licence produce a modernised version of the Ilyushin Il-103 in

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in March 2021.

Operators

Current

; * Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force: three delivered with 21 ordered ; * Peruvian Army: Five operated out six delivered.

Former

; * Republic of Korea Air Force: 23 in service as of June 2011.

Specifications (Il-103)

References

External links

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