The Ilyushin Il-76 is a four engine Soviet designed strategic and tactical military transport aircraft that first flew in 1971, developed to replace older piston and early jet transports with an aircraft capable of operating from short, unpaved airstrips despite its large size. It has been widely used by the Soviet and later Russian air forces and numerous other operators for military airlift, aerial refueling and, in a specialized variant, aerial firefighting.
Facts
SignificanceIntended to replace the Antonov An-12 1 Manufacturer or BuilderTashkent Aviation Production Association 1 FAQs
Did other aircraft grow out of the Ilyushin Il-76?
It is the basis for the A-50 Shmel and KJ-2000 radar aircraft and the Il-78 tanker.
Yes. The Il-76 formed the basis of the Soviet and Russian Beriev A-50 Shmel airborne early warning platform and of the Chinese KJ-2000. It is also used as an airborne tanker under the designation Il-78.
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Sources
1. Ilyushin Il-76, Wikipedia
Infobox, first flight
The Il-76 first flew in March 1971
Production
Production of Il-76s was allocated to the Tashkent Aviation Production Association in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, then a republic of the Soviet Union.
Design and development
was intended to replace the Antonov An-12.
In Group: Military Transport Aircraft, Lead sentence
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.
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