Ilyushin Il-62

The Ilyushin Il-62 was a Soviet long-range, narrow-body airliner that entered service in 1967, notable for mounting all four of its engines in pairs at the rear of the fuselage, a configuration chosen to keep the wing aerodynamically clean and the cabin quiet. It was the first Soviet jet airliner capable of nonstop transatlantic and other genuinely intercontinental routes, and it became the long-haul flagship of Aeroflot as well as the standard long-range aircraft of many airlines across the Eastern Bloc and allied nations. The type remained in production for more than two decades and continued flying in both airline and government and military transport roles well after its commercial airline career wound down.