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The aircraft was conceived by Ilyushin in 1967 to meet a requirement for a freighter able to carry a payload of 40 tonnes (88,000 lb) over a range of 5,000 kilometres (2,700 nmi; 3,100 mi) in less than six hours, able to operate from short [vague] and unprepared airstrips, and capable of coping with the worst weather conditions likely to be experienced in Siberia and the Soviet Union's Arctic ...
The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Soviet-origin airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft that is based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane. Developed to replace the Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss", the A-50 first flew in 1978. Its existence was revealed to the Western Bloc in 1978 by Adolf Tolkachev. [2]
Il-12 "Coach" twin-engine cargo/transport aircraft, 1945. Il-32 cargo glider prototype, 1948. Il-76 "Candid", strategic airlifter, world's most-produced aircraft of its class, 1971. Il-78 "Midas", an aerial refuelling variant of the Il-76, 1982. Il-82 airborne command post developed from the Il-76. Il-112 light military transport prototype, 2019.
The tiny fleet of four E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft, Boeing 747-200 airliners converted into airborne nuclear command posts, cost a staggering $372,496 an hour to fly, or $103 ...
The Il-76 is a military transport aircraft designed to airlift troops, cargo, military equipment and weapons. It usually has a crew of five, and can carry up to 90 passengers.
A fleet of 11 aircraft delivered 2,600 military medical staff to Wuhan. The PLAAF fleet of 11 aircraft consists of 6 Y-20s, 3 Il-76s, and 2 Y-9s transport aircraft. [34] [35] This is Y-20's first civilian mission, signaling the increasing military involvement in pandemic response. [36]
On state visits, the state car is airlifted to the destination by an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft. The presidential motorcade is usually escorted by Ural or BMW motorcycles; and Mercedes G-Class, Mercedes E-Class, S-Class, BMW 5 Series, Volkswagen Caravelle, and/or Chevrolet support vehicles.
The Beriev A-60 is a Russian airborne laser laboratory aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76MD transport— it was originally developed in the former Soviet Union for its airborne forces. In the 1970s a special aviation complex was established by the Soviets at Taganrog machine-building factory to develop airborne laser technology for the Soviet ...