The Ilyushin Il-78, known to NATO as Midas, is a four-engined aerial refuelling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter. The first Soviet dedicated tankers were converted bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-16 and Myasishchev M-4, and their performance was judged insufficient, especially with new bombers coming. A new tanker based on the Il-76 was begun in 1968, because the plain Il-76 could pass less than 10 tonnes of fuel to other aircraft. The Il-78 first flew on 26 June 1983 and entered service in June 1987. The Il-78M version is a dedicated tanker with three permanent fuselage tanks and a gross weight of 210 tonnes. Thirty-two Il-78s, thirteen Il-78Ms and one Il-78E for Libya were built at Tashkent between 1984 and 1993, powered by four Aviadvigatel D-30 KP turbofans.
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In 1968, the development of a new tanker began, based on the Ilyushin Il-76.
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In all approximately 45 Il-78 tankers were produced at TAPO.
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is a Soviet/Russian four-engined aerial refueling tanker
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The Il-78 made its first flight on 26 June 1983
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four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter
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4 × Aviadvigatel D-30 KP turbofan engines
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In 1968, the development of a new tanker began, based on the Ilyushin Il-76.
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is a Soviet/Russian four-engined aerial refueling tanker
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four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter
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four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter
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In all approximately 45 Il-78 tankers were produced at TAPO.
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