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ProgramsIlyushin IL-76

Aircraft program

Ilyushin IL-76

In production

High wing medium transport aircraft with four wing mounted turbofans. Includes aerial tanker variant, IL-78 and Beriev A-100 Premyer bomber and surveillance aircraft.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbojet, Turbofan
Application
Cargo, Military transport, Tanker

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Ilyushin IL-761967 / 1971Original version, designed to carry a payload of 40 tonnes over 5,000 kilometres in less than six hours from short and unprepared airstrips, and capable of coping with the worst weather conditions.
Ilyushin IL-781983 / 1984Aerial tanker version, also known as IL-478 with ability to in-air refeul two fighters with wing pods, one bomber with rear pod, or four aircraft on ground simultaneously.
Ilyushin IL-76MD-90A2006 / 2014Ugraded military variant, redesigned wing and longer wing box panels to reduce weight. Codename: IL-476.
Beriev A-100 Premyer2006 / 2017Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Il-76MD-90A transport aircraft, meant to be a replacement for the A-50 AEW&C aircraft.

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