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The Ilyushin Il-76 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12. It was developed to deliver heavy machinery to remote and poorly ...
The encircled falcon was retained, and the background changed from blue to green. The aircraft's engines were painted green, new Turkmenistan Airlines logo on a green background was painted on the tail section. The main fuselage was painted in all white, and the brand name "Turkmenistan" was painted above the windows, also in green.
The Ilyushin Il-62 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-62; NATO reporting name: Classic) is a Soviet long-range narrow-body jetliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin.As a successor to the popular turboprop Il-18 and with capacity for almost 200 passengers and crew, the Il-62 was the world's largest jet airliner when first flown in 1963.
The aircraft had no proper seating, and there were only folding chairs in the cabin, with people "crammed onto benches and on the floor." [2] About 45 minutes after takeoff from Kinshasa, at an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,000 m), the cargo door of the Ilyushin Il-76 suddenly opened, blowing many passengers out of the aircraft. Several people ...
On 11 December 1988, an Ilyushin Il-76M aircraft crashed. Operated by the Soviet Air Force , the flight participated in relief efforts after an earthquake struck Armenia on 7 December. The aircraft crashed into a mountainside during an attempt to land at Leninakan , Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union), killing 77 of the 78 occupants on board.
Il-74 trijet airliner project, enlarged Il-72 and competitor to the Tu-154, 1966. Lost to the Tu-154. Il-82 twin-engine airliner project, proposed Tu-134 replacement, 1968; cancelled in favor of the Tu-134. Il-84 search-and-rescue (SAR) variant of the Il-76, project cancelled, 1989. Il-88 transport aircraft project, 1972; cancelled due to the ...
Saudia Flight 763 was a Boeing 747-168B, registration HZ-AIH, departing from Delhi as part of a scheduled international Delhi–Dhahran–Jeddah passenger service with 312 people on board. [8] The crew on this flight consisted of Captain Khalid al-Shubaily (aged 44), First Officer Nazir Khan (aged 37), and Flight Engineer Ahmed Edrees (aged 33).
Ilyushin prototyping facility on Khodynka Field in Moscow. Ilyushin was established under the Soviet Union.Its operations began on 13 January 1933, by order of P. I. Baranov, People's Commissar of the Heavy Industry and the Head of the Main Department of Aviation Industry.