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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.
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 ...
[35] [36] A modern six-window flightdeck followed, in place of the 18-to-20 window glazing of the Il-18, Il-62 and Il-76. The main problem facing the Il-86 project was the lack of a suitable engine. It was never resolved. By the close of the 1960s, the US and the UK had turbofans with bypass ratios of 4 or 5 to 1.
On 12 November 1996, Saudia Flight 763, a Boeing 747 en route from Delhi, India, to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an Ilyushin Il-76 en route from Chimkent, Kazakhstan, to Delhi, collided over the city of Charkhi Dadri, around 100 km (62 mi; 54 nmi) west of Delhi.
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 ...
On 18 October 1989, a Soviet Air Force Ilyushin Il-76, with the registration CCCP-76569, carrying paratroopers from the 98th Guards Airborne Division, crashed into the Caspian Sea, killing all 57 people on board. The incident is the deadliest aviation accident in Azerbaijan history.
Illinois officials on Tuesday played host to the first of four public meetings designed in part to update folks on the $275 million restoration of passenger rail service between Rockford and ...
The 1995 Airstan Ilyushin Il-76 hijacking took place on 3 August 1995, Taliban-controlled fighter aircraft intercepted an Airstan Ilyushin Il-76TD transport aircraft, with seven Russian nationals on board, forcing it to land at Taliban-occupied Kandahar International Airport. The men were held prisoner for over a year before making their escape ...