Ilyushin Il-80

The Ilyushin Il-80, with the NATO reporting name Maxdome, is a Russian airborne command and control aircraft modified from the Ilyushin Il-86 airliner, and is also called the Il-86VKP. It is meant to serve as an airborne command centre for Russian officials, including the President, in the event of nuclear war. All the aircraft are heavily modified former Aeroflot Il-86 airliners that had been retired. The Russian name for the type is Aimak or Eimak, a Mongolian word for clan. The aircraft is believed to have first flown in the summer of 1985, with the first post-modification flight on 5 March 1987 and deliveries starting later that year. Four aircraft are known to have been built. Some sources suggest the type uses the reporting name Camber, as the Il-86 does.