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Ilyushin Il-76

March 21, 2023

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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. It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967, as a replacement for the Antonov An-12. It was designed to deliver heavy machinery to remote, poorly served areas. Military versions of the Il-76 have been widely used in Europe, Asia and Africa, including use as an aerial refueling tanker or command center.

Il-76
A Russian Air Force Il-76MD
Role Strategic and tactical airlifter
National origin Soviet Union / Russia
Design group Ilyushin
Built by Tashkent Aviation Production Association
Aviastar-SP
First flight 25 March 1971
Introduction June 1974[1]
Status In service
Primary users Soviet Air Forces (historical)
Russian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
Indian Air Force
Produced 1971–present
Number built 960+[2]
Variants Ilyushin Il-78
Beriev A-50
KJ-2000

The Il-76 has seen extensive service as a commercial freighter for ramp-delivered cargo, especially for outsized or heavy items unable to be otherwise carried. It has also been used as an emergency response transport for civilian evacuations as well as for humanitarian aid and disaster relief around the world. Due to its ability to operate from unpaved runways, it has been useful in undeveloped areas. Specialized models have also been produced for aerial firefighting and zero-G training.

Design and development

 
The Il-76 is a high-wing freighter with four turbofans and a T-tail.

Origins

The aircraft was first conceived by Ilyushin in 1967 to meet a requirement for a freighter able to carry a payload of 40 tonnes (88,000 lb) over a range of 5,000 kilometres (2,700 nmi; 3,100 mi) in less than six hours, able to operate from short[vague] and unprepared airstrips, and capable of coping with the worst weather conditions likely to be experienced in Siberia and the Soviet Union's Arctic regions. It was intended to replace the Antonov An-12. Another intended version was a double-decked 250-passenger airliner but that project was cancelled. The Il-76 first flew in March 1971 (1971-03).[3]

Production of Il-76s was allocated to the Tashkent Aviation Production Association in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, then a republic of the Soviet Union. Some 860 of the basic transport variants were manufactured.[4] In the 1990s, modernized variants also equipped with Soloviev D-30 turbofan engines[5] were developed (MF, TF), with a cargo compartment 20 m (66 ft) long by 3.4 m (11 ft) wide by 3.4 m (11 ft) tall; these larger variants were not produced in significant quantity due to the financial difficulties being experienced by the Russian Air Force, which was the primary operator of the type.[citation needed] The prototype of the Il-76MF conducted its first flight on 1 August 1995.[citation needed]

Further development

From 2004 onwards, a number of aircraft in commercial service were modernized to the Il-76TD-90VD version; this involved the adoption of the newly developed PS-90 engine to comply with European noise limitations.[1] In 2005, the People's Republic of China placed an order for 34 new Il-76MDs and four Il-78 tankers.[citation needed] In June 2013, Russian military export agency Rosoboronexport announced an order by China for 12 Il-76MD aircraft.[6]

 
Landing gear of an Ilyushin Il-76

The Il-76 has also been modified into an airborne refuelling tanker, designated the Il-78, around 50 aircraft having been produced.[4] A variant of the Il-76 also serves as a firefighting waterbomber. Its airframe was used as a base for the Beriev A-50 'Mainstay' AEW&C (airborne early warning and control) aircraft; around 25 aircraft were made.[4] Another application for the type was found in Antarctic support flights and for conducting simulated weightlessness training for cosmonauts (akin to the "Vomit Comet" used by NASA).[7] Beriev and NPO Almaz also developed an airborne laser flying laboratory designated A-60, of which two were built, much of this project's details remaining classified.[8]

Il-76MD-90A

It was announced in 2010 that the production of a modernized Il-76, the Il-76MD-90A (also known as project Il-476 during the design stage), would begin; a proposed new production line would be located in Aviastar's facility in Ulyanovsk, Russia, and be operated in cooperation with the Tashkent works.[4] At that point, the construction of two Il-76MD-90A prototypes had begun at the Ulyanovsk facility.[9] The first Il-76MD-90A was rolled out at Aviastar's Ulyanovsk plant on 16 June 2014.[10] On 29 April 2015, it was reported that the Russian Air Force received the first Il-76MD-90A built at the Ulyanovsk plant "Aviastar-SP" from the 2012 contract for 39 aircraft.[11] The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) received its first serial production Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A airlifter on 2 April 2019.[12] As of late 2022, 27 aircraft are ordered to be delivered in the period up to 2028 and 15 had been built.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Operational history

The first aircraft was delivered to the Soviet Air Force in June 1974.[1] Next it became the main Soviet strategic transport aircraft. From 1976 it was operated by Aeroflot.

Video of Il-76MD landing on an unpaved runway

Between 1979 and 1991, the Soviet Air Force Il-76s made 14,700 flights into Afghanistan, transporting 786,200 servicemen, and 315,800 tons of freight. The Il-76 carried 89% of Soviet troops and 74% of the freight that was airlifted. As Afghan rebels were unable to shoot down high-flying Il-76s, their tactics were to try and damage it on takeoff or landing. Il-76s were often hit by shoulder-launched Stinger and Strela heat-seeking missiles and large-calibre machine gun fire, but because the strong airframes were able to take substantial damage and still remain operational, the aircraft had a remarkably low attrition rate during this period of conflict. Building on that experience, the bulk of the Canadian Forces equipment into Afghanistan was flown in using civilian Il-76s.[22] In 2006, the Russian Air Force had about 200 Il-76s. Civilian users in Russia have 108.[4]

On 3 August 1995, an Airstan Ilyushin Il-76 piloted by a Russian crew was forced down by a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan Air Force fighter in what became known as Airstan incident. The crew were imprisoned for nearly a year, but later escaped out of their confinement and managed to sneak into their aircraft still stuck at the airport and fly out of Afghanistan.[23]

 
USAF and IAF airmen work inside the cockpit of an Indian Il-76.

In 2004, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Il-76 carried out a flight mission in Afghanistan, and later in 2011, PLAAF Il-76s were sent to Libya to evacuate Chinese citizens. The two missions were the reported first steps of PLAAF developing long-range transportation capability.[24]

On 23 March 2007, a Transaviaexport Il-76 was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile while taking off from Mogadishu, Somalia. Everybody on board, seven crew and four passengers, were killed.[25]

Syrian Air Force Il-76s, operating as civil Syrianair aircraft, have been reportedly used to ship weapons, money, and other cargo from Russia and Iran to Syria, according to a defected Syrian military pilot. Since the start of the war, in April 2011 (and up to July 2012), around 20 military flights have been conducted to and from Tehran, via Iraqi airspace. Further information exposes that since around 2012, Syrian Il-76s have regularly flown to Moscow's Vnukovo Airport to fetch shipments of Syrian banknotes that have been useful to Bashar al-Assad's government to survive Western sanctions.[26][27][28]

On 14 June 2014, a Ukrainian Air Force Il-76 was shot down by ground fire from pro-Russian separatists while on approach to landing at Luhansk, resulting in the deaths of 40 soldiers and nine crew members on board.[29][30][31]

On 30 January 2017, an IL-76 firebomber of the Russian EMERCOM agency was deployed to Chile to assist firefighters. This assignment took 39 days.[32]

All Il-76 transport aircraft in service with the RF Aerospace Forces will receive anti-missile systems. The aircraft reconfiguration started in the spring 2019.[33]

On 25 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian State Special Communications Agency and US officials claimed that Russian Il-76s were shot down over Bila Tserkva.[34] As of September 2022 no wreckage of the planes has been found.[35]

On 4 April 2022, photographs of two destroyed Il-76s from the Ukrainian 25th Transport Aviation Brigade were displayed; these cargo planes were destroyed on the ground by Russian forces at Melitopol Airport.[36]

Variants

Prototypes and developmental variants

 
Il-76TD-90, Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines have larger diameter.
Il-76TD-90 / Il-76MD-90
Engine upgrades to Perm PS-90s.
Il-76 firebomber
Firefighting aircraft to drop exploding capsules filled with fire retardant.
Il-76PSD
SAR version of Il-76MF
Il-96
Early development of convertible passenger/cargo aircraft, (project only, designation re-used later)
Il-150
proposed Beriev A-50 with Perm PS-90 engines.
Beriev A-60
Airborne laser weapon testbed. (Il-76 version 1A)

Special purpose / research variants

 
Il-76LL with PD-14 engine prototype under testing, 2015
 
Il-76TD glass nose
 
Il-76LL SKIP testbed, 1999
Il-76LL
with reinforced wing (at least 3 aircraft) to be used as test-bed aeroplane for engine prototypes flight testing in Gromov Flight Research Institute.
Izdeliye-176
prototype Il-76PP.
Izdeliye-576
Izdeliye-676
Telemetry and communications relay aircraft, for use during trial programmes (prototype).
Izdeliye-776
Telemetry and communications relay aircraft, for use during trial programmes (prototype).
Izdeliye-976 ("SKIP", Il-976, or Il-76SK)[37] – (СКИП – Самолетный Контрольно-Измерительный Пункт, Airborne Check-Measure-and-Control Center)
Il-76/A-50 based Range Control and Missile tracking platform. Initially built to support Raduga Kh-55 cruise missile tests.
Izdeliye-1076
Special mission aircraft for unknown duties.
Izdeliye-1176
ELINT electronic intelligence aircraft, or Il-76-11

Military variants

 
Il-76MD-90A of the Russian Air Force
 
Il-76MD GSh-23 tail guns
 
Il-76MD cargo cabin
Il-76-Tu160 tailplane transporter
One-off temporary conversion to support Tu-160 emergency modification programme.
Il-76D
('D' for "Desantnyi", Десантный – "Paratrooper transport") has a gun turret in the tail for defensive purposes.
Il-76K/Il-76MDK/Il-76MDK-II
Zero-g cosmonaut trainer (dlya podgotovki kosmonavtov), used by Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
Il-76LL
Engine testbed, (ooniversahl'naya letayuschchaya laboratoriya).
Il-76M
Military transport version, (modifitseerovannyy – modified).
Il-76MD
Improved military transport version, (modifitseerovannyy Dahl'ny – modified, long-range).
Il-76MD Skal'pel-MT
Mobile Hospital
Il-76M / Il-76MD
Built without military equipment but designated as Ms and MDs (Gordon – 'Falsies')
Il-76MD-90
An Il-76MD with quieter and more economical Aviadvigatel PS-90 high-bypass turbofan engines.
Il-76MF
Stretched military version with a 6.6 m longer fuselage, PS-90A-76 engines, maximum takeoff weight of 210 tonnes and a lift capability of 60 tonnes. First flew in 1995, not built in series so far,[1] just built for Jordan.
Il-76PP
ECM aircraft, major problems with ECM equipment on the Izdeliye-176 only.
Il-76MD-M
Modernized Il-76MD for the Russian Air Force.[38][39][40]
Il-76MD-90A
An upgraded version with a new glass cockpit, upgraded avionics, new one-piece carbon-fibre wing, and Aviadvigatel PS-90A-76 engines. It was also known as Il-476 while in development.[10][41]
Il-76T/Il-76TD
Built as military aircraft but given civilian designations. (Gordon – 'Falsie')
Ilyushin Il-78/Il-78M/Il-78MD-90A
Aerial refuelling tanker.
Il-78 MKI
A customized version of the Il-78 developed for the Indian Air Force.
Il-82
Airborne Command Post/communications relay aircraft, (alternative designation – Il-76VKP-'version65S').
Il-84
Maritime Search and Rescue aircraft, (alternative designation – Il-76PS-poiskovo-spasahtel'nyy), not produced.
Beriev A-50/Beriev A-50M/Beriev A-50I/Beriev A-50E
Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft. Beriev given control over the program.
Beriev A-100
An AEW&C version of the Il-76MD-90A.

Civil variants

 
A commercial variant of the Ilyushin Il-76, loading cargo at Ali Air Base, Iraq
 
An Il-76TD belonging to the IRGC, used as a firefighting aircraft
Il-76MGA
Initial Commercial freighter. (two prototypes and 12 production) equipped with Soloviev D-30 Turbofan engines.[42]
Il-76MD to Il-76TD conversions
Complete removal of military equipment, identified by crude cover over OBIGGS inlet in Starboard Sponson.
Il-76P / Il-76TP / Il-76TDP / Il-76MDP
Firefighting aircraft. The Il-76 waterbomber is a VAP-2 1.5-hour install/removal tanking kit conversion. The Il-76 can carry up to 13,000 U.S. gallons (49,000 liters) of water; 3.5 times the capacity of the C-130 Hercules. Since this kit can be installed on any Il-76, the designation Il-76TP, Il-76TDP are also used when those versions of the Il-76 are converted into waterbombers. The Il-76P was first unveiled in 1990.
Il-76T
('T' for Transport, Транспортный) unarmed civil cargo transport version. NATO code-name "Candid-A". It first flew on November 4, 1978.
Il-76TD
The civil equivalent of the Il-76MD, first flew in 1982, equipped with Soloviev D-30 Turbofan engines.[42]
Il-76TD-90
An Il-76TD with Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines and a partial glass cockpit.
Il-76TD-90VD
An Il-76TD with Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines and a partial glass cockpit. It was developed specially for Volga-Dnepr cargo company, which operates five aircraft as of 2021.[43]
Il-76TD-S
Civilian mobile Hospital, similar to Il-76MD Skal'pel-MT.
Il-76TF
Civil transport stretched version with Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines. It is the civil version of the Il-76MF (none produced).

Foreign variants

 
The A-50E/I Mainstay of the Indian Air Force
Beriev A-50E/I
For the Indian Air Force. Hosts Israeli Phalcon radar for AEW&C and Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines.[44]
Il-76MD tanker
Iraqi Air Force tanker conversions.
KJ-2000
Domestic Chinese airborne early warning and control conversion of Il-76, developed after A-50I was cancelled and currently in service with the armed forces of China.
CFTE engine testbed
The China Flight Test Establishment (CFTE) currently operates a flying testbed converted from a Russian-made Il-76MD jet transport aircraft to serve as a flying testbed for future engine development programmes. The first engine to be tested on the aircraft is the WS-10A "Taihang" turbofan, currently being developed as the powerplant for China's indigenous J-10 and J-11 fighter aircraft. Il-76MD #76456, acquired by the AVIC 1 from Russia in the 1990s, is currently based at CFTE's flight test facility at Yanliang, Shaanxi Province.
Baghdad-1
Iraqi development with a radar mounted in the cargo hold enabling it to serve as AEW&C, used in the Iran–Iraq War.
Baghdad-2
Iraqi development (with French assistance) with fibreglass-reinforced plastic radome over the antenna of the Thomson-CSF Tiger G surveillance radar with a maximum detection range of 350 km (190 nmi; 220 mi). One was destroyed on the ground during the 1991 Persian Gulf War; two others were flown to Iran where they remained.[45] At least one went into service with the IRIAF. One aircraft crashed following a midair collision with a HESA Saeqeh fighter, during the annual Iranian military parade in Teheran.[46] It can be distinguished from the Beriev A-50 by having the Il-76 navigator windows in the nose, which the A-50 does not.

Operators

 
Present and former Il-76 operators
  Military operators
  Civilian operators
  Military and civilian operators

Military and civil operators in 38 countries have operated 850+ Il-76 in large numbers. While Russia is the largest military operator of the Il-76, followed by Ukraine and India, Belarus' TransAVIAexport Airlines is the largest civilian operator.

Military operators

  Algeria
  Angola
  Armenia
  Azerbaijan
  Belarus
  China
  • People's Liberation Army Air Force operates 17 Il-76 aircraft, including three KJ-2000 AEW&C versions and some Il-78 tankers, with a further 30 due for delivery. When the deal for the Il-76MD-90 fell through, China instead received ten refurbished Il-76 from Russia and developed its own transport, the Xian Y-20.[50][51]
  Egypt
  Equatorial Guinea
 
Indian Air Force Il-76
 
Indian Air Force Il-76
  India
  Iran
  Russia
  Sudan
  Syria
  Ukraine
  Uzbekistan

Former military operators

  Iraq
  Libya
  • The Libyan Air Force has operated the Il-76 although it may not remain in service.
  Soviet Union
  • Soviet Air Force – operated hundreds of the aircraft, with an inventory of 310 in 1987. Most were dispersed to the successor states upon the breakup of the Soviet Union.
  Yemen
  Zimbabwe

Civil operators

  Armenia
  Azerbaijan
  Bahrain
  • Global Aviation Services[68]
  Belarus
 
Air Almaty Il-76T
  Kazakhstan
  Kyrgyzstan
  Laos
  • Imtrec aviation of Cambodia operates Laos registered Il-76TD.
  Mali
  • Transafrica Airlines
  Moldova
  • Jet Line International operates the Il-76.[70]
  • Tiramavia
  North Korea
  Russia
  Sierra Leone
  • Aerolift Sierra Leone operates Il-76 aircraft for special charter and cargo lift operations.[74]
  Sudan
  Syria
 
Ilyushin Il-76TD of Turkmenistan Airlines
  Turkmenistan
  Ukraine
  United Nations
  United States
  • Air Support Systems, LLC operates the Il-76/78 in firefighting duties in the US.[citation needed]
  United Arab Emirates
  • Gulf Aviation Technology and Services operates a number of Il-76 aircraft on charter or lease.
  • Phoenix Aviation operates 2 Il-76TDs.
  Uzbekistan

Former civil operators

  Angola
  Armenia
  Belarus
  Burkina Faso
  Cambodia
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Republic of the Congo
  Cuba
  Equatorial Guinea
  Georgia
  • Sun Way has operated the Il-76TD.[78]
  Hungary
  Iran
  • Atlas Air has operated at least eight Il-76TD.
  • Chabahar Air has operated at least two Il-76TD.
  • Mahan Air has operated the Il-76.
  • Payam Air operated two Il-76TD.
  • Qeshm Air operated two Il-76TD (airline disestablished).
  • Safiran Airlines
  • Yas Air operated two Il-76TDs (registered as EP-GOL and EP-GOM).
  Iraq
  Jordan
 
GST Aero IL-76 at Patriot Hills Base Camp, Antarctica
  Kazakhstan
  Latvia
  • Inversija operated three, including two Il-76Ts and one Il-76TD.
  Libya
  Moldova
  • Aerocom operated an Il-76MD as well as an Il-76T until as late as January 2005.
  • Airline Transport operated a number of Il-76 aircraft, losing three in accidents in 2004 and 2005.
  Russia
  • Aeroflot operated large numbers of aircraft, especially during Soviet years, often on behalf of the Soviet military. However, none remain in service with the airline.
  • Air STAN operated an Il-76TD.
  • ALAK operated Il-76 aircraft before its closure in 1999.
  • Aviaenergo operated the aircraft, but none remain in service.
  • Continental Airways has operated the Il-76 in the past, but does not do so currently.
  • Dacono Air has operated the Il-76.
  • Domodedovo Airlines has operated the Il-76, but none is currently in service.
  • KrasAir operated the Il-76, but none is currently in service.
  • Krylo Airlines operated two Il-76TDs into 2005.
  • Moscow Airways operated an Il-76TD in the early 1990s.
  • Novosibirsk Air Enterprise operated the Il-76, but none is currently in service.
  • Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise operated the Il-76, but none is currently in service.
  Serbia
  • Air Tomisko operated 3 Il-76TDs. Two were leased from GST Aero which had been before in service of Kosmas Air, and one more was added in May 2006.[80]
  • Kosmas Air operated two Il-76TDs leased from GST Aero.[80]
  Soviet Union
  • Aeroflot was the main civil user of the aircraft during the period of the Soviet Union, although many of its aircraft were operated on behalf of the military.
  • Jet Air Cargo was one of the first civil operators of the Il-76 in Russia other than Aeroflot.
  Sudan
  • Air West operated at least six aircraft, although it is unclear how many remain in service.[75]
  • East West Cargo operated a number of Il-76s.[75]
  • Juba Air Cargo operated the Il-76.[81]
  • Badr Airlines operated two Il-76s.[82]
  • Trans Attico operated two Il-76TDs.[77]
  • Alfa Airlines
 
Loading BMD-1 in Ukrainian Air Force IL-76
  Ukraine
  • Air Service Ukraine operated the Il-76MD.
  • Air Ukraine and Air Ukraine Cargo operated the aircraft, although none were in service at the time of bankruptcy.
  • BSL Airline operated as many as six Il-78s.
  • Busol Airlines operated the Il-76 before its closure in 1998.
  • South Airlines
  Yemen

Accidents

 
An Il-76MD that was damaged during the Sknyliv air show disaster on 27 July 2002, during which the Sukhoi Su-27 involved struck a glancing blow against the aircraft's nose before crashing into spectators.

As of March 2023, a total of 94 Il-76 series aircraft have been written off in crashes and other accidents.[83] There were at average two Il-76 crashes or similar accidents per year since 1979, with more than 1000 casualties.[citation needed]

  • On 23 November 1979, a Soviet Air Forces Il-76, registration CCCP-86714, banked left during an approach to Vitebsk Airport. Control of the aircraft was lost and the aircraft crashed, killing the crew of seven; this was the first loss of an Il-76.[84]
  • On 11 December 1988, an Aeroflot Il-76 crashed on approach to Leninakan, Armenia killing 77 of the 78 on board. The aircraft was on an air relief operation following the 1988 Armenian earthquake.[85]
  • On 18 October 1989, a Soviet Air Force Il-76 (CCCP-76569) crashed in the Caspian Sea off Sumqayit, Azerbaijan following wing separation caused by an engine fire, killing all 57 in Azerbaijan's deadliest air accident. The cause of the engine fire was traced back to a design flaw.
  • On 1 February 1990, a Soviet Air Forces Il-76 registration СССР-86021 crashed 14 minutes after takeoff from Panevėžys Air Base. The crashed killed all 8 members of the crew.[86]
  • On 24 May 1991, a Metro Cargo Il-76TD (LZ-INK, named Lugano), crashed near Kermanshah Airport while attempting a forced landing following fuel exhaustion, killing four of ten crew.[87]
  • On 8 July 1993, a Russian Air Force Il-76M (RA-86039) crashed near Pskov Airport due to loss of control following an unexplained in-flight fire, killing the 11 crew.[88]
  • On 19 August 1996, Spair Airlines Flight 3601, an Il-76T, crashed while trying to land at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport following total electrical failure due to pilot error, killing all 14 occupants on board.[89] The crew had forgotten to turn on the AC/DC converter following engine startup.
  • On 12 November 1996, Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, an Il-76, collided in mid-air with Saudia Flight 763 (a Boeing 747) over Charkhi Dadri, India, killing all 349 aboard both aircraft in the deadliest mid-air collision. The Kazakhstani crew failed to maintain altitude owing to confusion with ATC.
  • On 27 November 1996, a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76MD, registration RA-78804, flew into the side of a mountain, minutes after it departed Abakan Airport, and crashed 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the airport. All 21 occupants on board lost their lives in the accident.[90][91]
  • On 13 July 1998, ATI Aircompany Flight 2570, an Il-76MD (UR-76424), crashed in the sea shortly after takeoff from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport, killing the eight crew. The aircraft was overloaded and the pilot failed to respond to GPWS warnings.[92]
  • On 17 July 1998, Air Sofia Flight 701, an Il-78 (UR-UCI) struck a hill on approach to Asmara International Airport, killing all ten on board. The aircraft was leased from Ukrainian Cargo Airways.[93]
  • On 2 December 2001, Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Flight 9064 crashed at Novaya Inya, Russia, following an onboard fire, killing 18 on board.
  • On 19 February 2003, an Ilyushin Il-76 crashed near Kerman, Iran under unspecified reasons (possibly weather-related). The crash killed 275 people, including hundreds of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The accident remains the deadliest involving the Il-76.
  • On 8 May 2003, the rear loading ramp of an Il-76 leased by the Congolese government unexpectedly opened at 10,000 feet after taking off from the capital Kinshasa. Initial reports stated that over 120 policemen and their families had been sucked out in 45 minutes,[94] but 14 people actually died.[95]
  • On 30 June 2008, an Ababeel Aviation Il-76 crashed while taking off from Khartoum on a relief flight, killing the 4 crew members, the only people on board the plane.[96]
  • On 2 July 2008, Click Airways Flight 1002, operated using an Ilyushin Il-76TD from Bagram Air Base to Al-Fujairah-Fujairah International Airport, suffered an Uncontained Engine Failure of its no. 3 engine at FL280. The failed engine parts struck the no. 4 engine resulting in its failure, as well as the fuselage and fuel tanks. The flight crew managed to successfully make an emergency landing at Zahedan, Iran. None of the three crew sustained injuries.[97]
  • On 15 January 2009, two Russian Ministry of Interior Il-76MDs were involved in a ground collision at Makhachkala Airport. One of the aircraft, registration RA-76825, was ready to depart and was positioned at the runway end when the other one, RA-76827, came in to land. The wing of the landing aircraft struck the flight deck of RA-76825 and a fire erupted. There were three fatalities in the departing aircraft, out of seven occupants on board. None of the 31 occupants aboard RA-76827 were hurt. RA-76825 was written off as a consequence of the accident.[98][99]
  • On 9 March 2009, an Aerolift Il-76 (S9-SAB) crashed into Lake Victoria just after takeoff from Entebbe Airport, Uganda, killing all 11 people on board. Two of the engines had caught fire on takeoff. The aircraft was chartered by Dynacorp on behalf of AMISOM. The accident was investigated by Uganda's Ministry of Transport, which concluded that all four engines were time-expired and that Aerolift's claim that maintenance had been performed to extend their service lives and the certification of this work could not be substantiated.[100]
  • On 22 September 2009, Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Il-76MD Adnan 2 "5-8208" Simorgh crashed near Varamin killing all seven people on board.[101] The crash was possibly the result of a mid-air collision with a Northrop F-5E Tiger II.[102]
  • On 1 November 2009, an Il-76 belonging to the Russian Ministry of the Interior crashed near the city of Mirny within 2 kilometers after taking off. Eleven people on board were confirmed as killed.[103] After landing at Mirny, the crew locked the rudder and ailerons. The next day, the crew began disengaging the locking system (although it remained engaged). The crew checked the aileron controls, but the right aileron locked in the process. The aircraft took off, rolled 90 degrees to the right and crashed.
  • On 28 November 2010 Sun Way Flight 4412, Il-76 4L-GNI, crashed in a populated area of Karachi, Pakistan, shortly after taking off from Jinnah International Airport. All eight people on board were killed, along with two people on the ground. The aircraft was reported to have been trying to return to Jinnah after suffering an uncontained engine failure and fire.[104]
  • On 6 July 2011, Silk Way Airlines Flight 995, an Il-76, tail number 4K-AZ55, crashed into a mountain in Afghanistan, while on final to Bagram Air Force Base. Eight people on board were initially confirmed as killed, with one unaccounted.[105][106]
  • On 30 November 2012, an Aéro-Service[66] Il-76T (also reported as being operated by Trans Air Congo in the days after the accident[107]) crashed 850 meters short of runway 5L of the Congo's Maya-Maya Airport in Brazzaville while landing during a violent storm, killing 32, including the 5 aircrew, another person on board and 26 people on the ground.[108]
  • On 1 July 2016, a Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) Il-76TD (RA-76840) struck a hillside near Rybnyi Uyan while fighting wildfires near Irkutsk, killing all ten on board.[109]
  • On 11 April 2018, Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 7T-WIV crashed shortly after take-off from Boufarik Airport, Boufarik, Algeria. All 257 people on board were killed, making the accident the deadliest air crash on Algerian soil.[110]
  • On 24 June 2022, Russian Air Force Il-76MD RF-78778 crashed and caught fire whilst landing near the city of Ryazan following an engine fire, killing five of nine on board.[111][112]

Aircraft on display

  • CCCP-76511 (c/n 083414444) preserved in the Ukraine State Aviation Museum, Kyiv. The aircraft was originally painted as UR-UCI of Ukrainian Cargo Airways to commemorate the real aircraft that crashed in 1998, but was returned to its original Aeroflot livery as CCCP-76511 in 2016.[113]

Specifications (Il-76TD)

 

Data from Ilyushin,[114] Aviadvigatel,[115] Volga-Dnepr Airlines.[116]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 5
  • Capacity: Il-76M 42,000 kg (92,594 lb); Il-76MD 48,000 kg (105,822 lb); Il-76MD-90A 60,000 kg (132,277 lb)
  • Length: 46.59 m (152 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 14.76 m (48 ft 5 in)
  • Wing area: 300 m2 (3,200 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 92,500 kg (203,928 lb) Il-76TD-90
  • Max takeoff weight: 190,000 kg (418,878 lb) Il-76MD/TD
  • Powerplant: 4 × Soloviev D-30KP turbofans, 117.7 kN (26,500 lbf) thrust each [117]

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 900 km/h (560 mph, 490 kn)
  • Maximum speed: Mach 0.82
  • Range: 4,400 km (2,700 mi, 2,400 nmi) Il-76MD/TD with 52,000 kg (114,640 lb) payload.
  • Ferry range: 9,300 km (5,800 mi, 5,000 nmi) Il-76MD-90A with no payload.
  • Service ceiling: 13,000 m (43,000 ft)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.252
  • Minimum landing run: 450 m (1,476 ft) with thrust reversers

Armament

  • Guns: 2× 23 mm cannon in radar-directed manned turret at base of tail
  • Bombs: Some military models have 2 hardpoints under each outer wing capable of supporting 500 kg bombs.

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

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Il 76 redirects here For the road see Illinois Route 76 The Ilyushin Il 76 Russian Ilyu shin Il 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 It was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967 as a replacement for the Antonov An 12 It was designed to deliver heavy machinery to remote poorly served areas Military versions of the Il 76 have been widely used in Europe Asia and Africa including use as an aerial refueling tanker or command center Il 76A Russian Air Force Il 76MDRole Strategic and tactical airlifterNational origin Soviet Union RussiaDesign group IlyushinBuilt by Tashkent Aviation Production Association Aviastar SPFirst flight 25 March 1971Introduction June 1974 1 Status In servicePrimary users Soviet Air Forces historical Russian Air Force Ukrainian Air Force Indian Air ForceProduced 1971 presentNumber built 960 2 Variants Ilyushin Il 78 Beriev A 50 KJ 2000The Il 76 has seen extensive service as a commercial freighter for ramp delivered cargo especially for outsized or heavy items unable to be otherwise carried It has also been used as an emergency response transport for civilian evacuations as well as for humanitarian aid and disaster relief around the world Due to its ability to operate from unpaved runways it has been useful in undeveloped areas Specialized models have also been produced for aerial firefighting and zero G training Contents 1 Design and development 1 1 Origins 1 2 Further development 1 3 Il 76MD 90A 2 Operational history 3 Variants 3 1 Prototypes and developmental variants 3 1 1 Special purpose research variants 3 2 Military variants 3 3 Civil variants 3 4 Foreign variants 4 Operators 4 1 Military operators 4 2 Former military operators 4 3 Civil operators 4 4 Former civil operators 5 Accidents 6 Aircraft on display 7 Specifications Il 76TD 8 See also 9 References 9 1 Notes 9 2 Bibliography 10 External linksDesign and development Edit The Il 76 is a high wing freighter with four turbofans and a T tail Origins Edit The aircraft was first conceived by Ilyushin in 1967 to meet a requirement for a freighter able to carry a payload of 40 tonnes 88 000 lb over a range of 5 000 kilometres 2 700 nmi 3 100 mi in less than six hours able to operate from short vague and unprepared airstrips and capable of coping with the worst weather conditions likely to be experienced in Siberia and the Soviet Union s Arctic regions It was intended to replace the Antonov An 12 Another intended version was a double decked 250 passenger airliner but that project was cancelled The Il 76 first flew in March 1971 1971 03 3 Production of Il 76s was allocated to the Tashkent Aviation Production Association in Tashkent Uzbekistan then a republic of the Soviet Union Some 860 of the basic transport variants were manufactured 4 In the 1990s modernized variants also equipped with Soloviev D 30 turbofan engines 5 were developed MF TF with a cargo compartment 20 m 66 ft long by 3 4 m 11 ft wide by 3 4 m 11 ft tall these larger variants were not produced in significant quantity due to the financial difficulties being experienced by the Russian Air Force which was the primary operator of the type citation needed The prototype of the Il 76MF conducted its first flight on 1 August 1995 citation needed Further development Edit From 2004 onwards a number of aircraft in commercial service were modernized to the Il 76TD 90VD version this involved the adoption of the newly developed PS 90 engine to comply with European noise limitations 1 In 2005 the People s Republic of China placed an order for 34 new Il 76MDs and four Il 78 tankers citation needed In June 2013 Russian military export agency Rosoboronexport announced an order by China for 12 Il 76MD aircraft 6 Landing gear of an Ilyushin Il 76 The Il 76 has also been modified into an airborne refuelling tanker designated the Il 78 around 50 aircraft having been produced 4 A variant of the Il 76 also serves as a firefighting waterbomber Its airframe was used as a base for the Beriev A 50 Mainstay AEW amp C airborne early warning and control aircraft around 25 aircraft were made 4 Another application for the type was found in Antarctic support flights and for conducting simulated weightlessness training for cosmonauts akin to the Vomit Comet used by NASA 7 Beriev and NPO Almaz also developed an airborne laser flying laboratory designated A 60 of which two were built much of this project s details remaining classified 8 Il 76MD 90A Edit It was announced in 2010 that the production of a modernized Il 76 the Il 76MD 90A also known as project Il 476 during the design stage would begin a proposed new production line would be located in Aviastar s facility in Ulyanovsk Russia and be operated in cooperation with the Tashkent works 4 At that point the construction of two Il 76MD 90A prototypes had begun at the Ulyanovsk facility 9 The first Il 76MD 90A was rolled out at Aviastar s Ulyanovsk plant on 16 June 2014 10 On 29 April 2015 it was reported that the Russian Air Force received the first Il 76MD 90A built at the Ulyanovsk plant Aviastar SP from the 2012 contract for 39 aircraft 11 The Russian Ministry of Defence MoD received its first serial production Ilyushin Il 76MD 90A airlifter on 2 April 2019 12 As of late 2022 27 aircraft are ordered to be delivered in the period up to 2028 and 15 had been built 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Operational history EditThe first aircraft was delivered to the Soviet Air Force in June 1974 1 Next it became the main Soviet strategic transport aircraft From 1976 it was operated by Aeroflot source source source source source source source source source source source source source source Video of Il 76MD landing on an unpaved runway Between 1979 and 1991 the Soviet Air Force Il 76s made 14 700 flights into Afghanistan transporting 786 200 servicemen and 315 800 tons of freight The Il 76 carried 89 of Soviet troops and 74 of the freight that was airlifted As Afghan rebels were unable to shoot down high flying Il 76s their tactics were to try and damage it on takeoff or landing Il 76s were often hit by shoulder launched Stinger and Strela heat seeking missiles and large calibre machine gun fire but because the strong airframes were able to take substantial damage and still remain operational the aircraft had a remarkably low attrition rate during this period of conflict Building on that experience the bulk of the Canadian Forces equipment into Afghanistan was flown in using civilian Il 76s 22 In 2006 the Russian Air Force had about 200 Il 76s Civilian users in Russia have 108 4 On 3 August 1995 an Airstan Ilyushin Il 76 piloted by a Russian crew was forced down by a Taliban controlled Afghanistan Air Force fighter in what became known as Airstan incident The crew were imprisoned for nearly a year but later escaped out of their confinement and managed to sneak into their aircraft still stuck at the airport and fly out of Afghanistan 23 USAF and IAF airmen work inside the cockpit of an Indian Il 76 In 2004 a Chinese People s Liberation Army Air Force PLAAF Il 76 carried out a flight mission in Afghanistan and later in 2011 PLAAF Il 76s were sent to Libya to evacuate Chinese citizens The two missions were the reported first steps of PLAAF developing long range transportation capability 24 On 23 March 2007 a Transaviaexport Il 76 was shot down by an anti aircraft missile while taking off from Mogadishu Somalia Everybody on board seven crew and four passengers were killed 25 Syrian Air Force Il 76s operating as civil Syrianair aircraft have been reportedly used to ship weapons money and other cargo from Russia and Iran to Syria according to a defected Syrian military pilot Since the start of the war in April 2011 and up to July 2012 around 20 military flights have been conducted to and from Tehran via Iraqi airspace Further information exposes that since around 2012 Syrian Il 76s have regularly flown to Moscow s Vnukovo Airport to fetch shipments of Syrian banknotes that have been useful to Bashar al Assad s government to survive Western sanctions 26 27 28 On 14 June 2014 a Ukrainian Air Force Il 76 was shot down by ground fire from pro Russian separatists while on approach to landing at Luhansk resulting in the deaths of 40 soldiers and nine crew members on board 29 30 31 On 30 January 2017 an IL 76 firebomber of the Russian EMERCOM agency was deployed to Chile to assist firefighters This assignment took 39 days 32 All Il 76 transport aircraft in service with the RF Aerospace Forces will receive anti missile systems The aircraft reconfiguration started in the spring 2019 33 On 25 February 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the Ukrainian State Special Communications Agency and US officials claimed that Russian Il 76s were shot down over Bila Tserkva 34 As of September 2022 no wreckage of the planes has been found 35 On 4 April 2022 photographs of two destroyed Il 76s from the Ukrainian 25th Transport Aviation Brigade were displayed these cargo planes were destroyed on the ground by Russian forces at Melitopol Airport 36 Variants EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This section may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian October 2022 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Russian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Russian Wikipedia article at ru Il 76 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ru Il 76 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Prototypes and developmental variants Edit Il 76TD 90 Aviadvigatel PS 90 engines have larger diameter Il 76TD 90 Il 76MD 90 Engine upgrades to Perm PS 90s Il 76 firebomber Firefighting aircraft to drop exploding capsules filled with fire retardant Il 76PSD SAR version of Il 76MF Il 96 Early development of convertible passenger cargo aircraft project only designation re used later Il 150 proposed Beriev A 50 with Perm PS 90 engines Beriev A 60 Airborne laser weapon testbed Il 76 version 1A Special purpose research variants Edit Il 76LL with PD 14 engine prototype under testing 2015 Il 76TD glass nose Il 76LL SKIP testbed 1999 Il 76LL with reinforced wing at least 3 aircraft to be used as test bed aeroplane for engine prototypes flight testing in Gromov Flight Research Institute Izdeliye 176 prototype Il 76PP Izdeliye 576 Izdeliye 676 Telemetry and communications relay aircraft for use during trial programmes prototype Izdeliye 776 Telemetry and communications relay aircraft for use during trial programmes prototype Izdeliye 976 SKIP Il 976 or Il 76SK 37 SKIP Samoletnyj Kontrolno Izmeritelnyj Punkt Airborne Check Measure and Control Center Il 76 A 50 based Range Control and Missile tracking platform Initially built to support Raduga Kh 55 cruise missile tests Izdeliye 1076 Special mission aircraft for unknown duties Izdeliye 1176 ELINT electronic intelligence aircraft or Il 76 11Military variants Edit Il 76MD 90A of the Russian Air Force Il 76MD GSh 23 tail guns Il 76MD cargo cabin Il 76 Tu160 tailplane transporter One off temporary conversion to support Tu 160 emergency modification programme Il 76D D for Desantnyi Desantnyj Paratrooper transport has a gun turret in the tail for defensive purposes Il 76K Il 76MDK Il 76MDK II Zero g cosmonaut trainer dlya podgotovki kosmonavtov used by Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Il 76LL Engine testbed ooniversahl naya letayuschchaya laboratoriya Il 76M Military transport version modifitseerovannyy modified Il 76MD Improved military transport version modifitseerovannyy Dahl ny modified long range Il 76MD Skal pel MT Mobile Hospital Il 76M Il 76MD Built without military equipment but designated as Ms and MDs Gordon Falsies Il 76MD 90 An Il 76MD with quieter and more economical Aviadvigatel PS 90 high bypass turbofan engines Il 76MF Stretched military version with a 6 6 m longer fuselage PS 90A 76 engines maximum takeoff weight of 210 tonnes and a lift capability of 60 tonnes First flew in 1995 not built in series so far 1 just built for Jordan Il 76PP ECM aircraft major problems with ECM equipment on the Izdeliye 176 only Il 76MD M Modernized Il 76MD for the Russian Air Force 38 39 40 Il 76MD 90A An upgraded version with a new glass cockpit upgraded avionics new one piece carbon fibre wing and Aviadvigatel PS 90A 76 engines It was also known as Il 476 while in development 10 41 Il 76T Il 76TD Built as military aircraft but given civilian designations Gordon Falsie Ilyushin Il 78 Il 78M Il 78MD 90A Aerial refuelling tanker Il 78 MKI A customized version of the Il 78 developed for the Indian Air Force Il 82 Airborne Command Post communications relay aircraft alternative designation Il 76VKP version65S Il 84 Maritime Search and Rescue aircraft alternative designation Il 76PS poiskovo spasahtel nyy not produced Beriev A 50 Beriev A 50M Beriev A 50I Beriev A 50E Airborne Early Warning amp Control aircraft Beriev given control over the program Beriev A 100 An AEW amp C version of the Il 76MD 90A Civil variants Edit A commercial variant of the Ilyushin Il 76 loading cargo at Ali Air Base Iraq An Il 76TD belonging to the IRGC used as a firefighting aircraft Il 76MGA Initial Commercial freighter two prototypes and 12 production equipped with Soloviev D 30 Turbofan engines 42 Il 76MD to Il 76TD conversions Complete removal of military equipment identified by crude cover over OBIGGS inlet in Starboard Sponson Il 76P Il 76TP Il 76TDP Il 76MDP Firefighting aircraft The Il 76 waterbomber is a VAP 2 1 5 hour install removal tanking kit conversion The Il 76 can carry up to 13 000 U S gallons 49 000 liters of water 3 5 times the capacity of the C 130 Hercules Since this kit can be installed on any Il 76 the designation Il 76TP Il 76TDP are also used when those versions of the Il 76 are converted into waterbombers The Il 76P was first unveiled in 1990 Il 76T T for Transport Transportnyj unarmed civil cargo transport version NATO code name Candid A It first flew on November 4 1978 Il 76TD The civil equivalent of the Il 76MD first flew in 1982 equipped with Soloviev D 30 Turbofan engines 42 Il 76TD 90 An Il 76TD with Aviadvigatel PS 90 engines and a partial glass cockpit Il 76TD 90VD An Il 76TD with Aviadvigatel PS 90 engines and a partial glass cockpit It was developed specially for Volga Dnepr cargo company which operates five aircraft as of 2021 43 Il 76TD S Civilian mobile Hospital similar to Il 76MD Skal pel MT Il 76TF Civil transport stretched version with Aviadvigatel PS 90 engines It is the civil version of the Il 76MF none produced Foreign variants Edit The A 50E I Mainstay of the Indian Air Force Beriev A 50E I For the Indian Air Force Hosts Israeli Phalcon radar for AEW amp C and Aviadvigatel PS 90 engines 44 Il 76MD tanker Iraqi Air Force tanker conversions KJ 2000 Domestic Chinese airborne early warning and control conversion of Il 76 developed after A 50I was cancelled and currently in service with the armed forces of China CFTE engine testbed The China Flight Test Establishment CFTE currently operates a flying testbed converted from a Russian made Il 76MD jet transport aircraft to serve as a flying testbed for future engine development programmes The first engine to be tested on the aircraft is the WS 10A Taihang turbofan currently being developed as the powerplant for China s indigenous J 10 and J 11 fighter aircraft Il 76MD 76456 acquired by the AVIC 1 from Russia in the 1990s is currently based at CFTE s flight test facility at Yanliang Shaanxi Province Baghdad 1 Iraqi development with a radar mounted in the cargo hold enabling it to serve as AEW amp C used in the Iran Iraq War Baghdad 2 Iraqi development with French assistance with fibreglass reinforced plastic radome over the antenna of the Thomson CSF Tiger G surveillance radar with a maximum detection range of 350 km 190 nmi 220 mi One was destroyed on the ground during the 1991 Persian Gulf War two others were flown to Iran where they remained 45 At least one went into service with the IRIAF One aircraft crashed following a midair collision with a HESA Saeqeh fighter during the annual Iranian military parade in Teheran 46 It can be distinguished from the Beriev A 50 by having the Il 76 navigator windows in the nose which the A 50 does not Operators EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Present and former Il 76 operators Military operators Civilian operators Military and civilian operators Military and civil operators in 38 countries have operated 850 Il 76 in large numbers While Russia is the largest military operator of the Il 76 followed by Ukraine and India Belarus TransAVIAexport Airlines is the largest civilian operator Military operators Edit AlgeriaAlgerian Air Force 11 Il 76s and five Il 78s in service as of December 2021 47 AngolaAngolan Air Force six II 76TDs 48 ArmeniaArmenian Air Force two Il 76s in service as of December 2021 47 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Air Force two Il 76s in service as of December 2021 49 BelarusBelarusian Air Force inherited a number of Il 76s from the Soviet Air Force citation needed Two in service as of December 2021 49 ChinaPeople s Liberation Army Air Force operates 17 Il 76 aircraft including three KJ 2000 AEW amp C versions and some Il 78 tankers with a further 30 due for delivery When the deal for the Il 76MD 90 fell through China instead received ten refurbished Il 76 from Russia and developed its own transport the Xian Y 20 50 51 EgyptEgyptian Air Force two Il 76MFs in service from the Royal Jordanian Air Force 52 Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea Air Force one Il 76 in service as of December 2021 53 Indian Air Force Il 76 Indian Air Force Il 76 Indian Air Force Il 76 IndiaIndian Air Force 26 Il 76s 17 Il 76MDs 6 Il 78MKIs and 3 Beriev A 50s for AEW amp C 54 55 IranIslamic Republic of Iran Air Force five Il 76s in service as of December 2021 56 Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Air Force three Il 76s in service as of December 2021 56 RussiaRussian Air Force operated about 110 as of 2016 57 Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation 2016 58 National Guard Forces Command operated nine as of 2016 59 SudanSudanese Air Force one Il 76 as of December 2021 60 SyriaSyrian Air Force two Il 76s in service as of December 2021 60 UkraineUkrainian Air Force inherited a large number of Il 76s from the Soviet Air Force citation needed with seven remaining in service as of December 2021 61 One was shot down in 2014 during the initial phase of the war in the Donbas region 62 UzbekistanUzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces five in service as of December 2021 63 Former military operators Edit IraqIraqi Air Force operated the Il 76 but none remain in service LibyaThe Libyan Air Force has operated the Il 76 although it may not remain in service Soviet UnionSoviet Air Force operated hundreds of the aircraft with an inventory of 310 in 1987 Most were dispersed to the successor states upon the breakup of the Soviet Union YemenYemen Air Force Il 76TD operated by the 4th Aviation Brigade 64 ZimbabweAir Force of Zimbabwe 65 Civil operators Edit ArmeniaAir Highnesses owned and operated Il 76T EK 76300 on behalf of Aero Service 66 AzerbaijanAzal Avia Cargo operates one Il 76TD citation needed Silk Way Airlines operates seven including five Il 76TD and two Il 76TD 90 67 BahrainGlobal Aviation Services 68 BelarusTransAVIAexport Airlines operates six Il 76TDs citation needed Air Almaty Il 76T KazakhstanThe Government of Kazakhstan operates one Il 76 Air Almaty operates an Il 76TD for leased operations 69 GST Aero operates 1 Il 76T KyrgyzstanBotir Avia operates three including one Il 76MD and two Il 76TD Kyrgyzstan Airlines operates one Il 76TD Reem Air LaosImtrec aviation of Cambodia operates Laos registered Il 76TD MaliTransafrica Airlines MoldovaJet Line International operates the Il 76 70 Tiramavia North KoreaAir Koryo RussiaThe Ministry of Emergency Situations operates an Il 76TD Border Guard Service of Russia Abakan Avia operates three Il 76TDs Airlines 400 operates two Il 76TDs Airstars Airways operates four Il 76TDs on cargo services Alrosa Avia operates four Il 76TDs on charter services Aram Air Atlant Soyuz Airlines operates six including two Il 76MDs and four Il 76TDs ATRAN Cargo Airlines operates five including three Il 76Ts and two Il 76TDs At least one Il 76M may have been operated in the past Atruvera Aviation operates three including one Il 76MD and two Il 76TDs Aviacon Zitotrans operates five including four Il 76TDs Aviast operates four including one Il 76MD and three Il 76TDs East Line operates the Il 76 Ilavia Airline operates six including two Il 76MDs and four Il 76TDs Magadan Avia Leasing is a lease and charter operator of the Il 76 Samara Airlines operates two Il 76TDs Spair Airlines Tesis Aviation Enterprise operates nine Il 76TDs Tyumen Airlines Uralinteravia Volga Dnepr operates eight four Il 76TDs and four Il 76TD 90VDs 71 72 73 Sierra LeoneAerolift Sierra Leone operates Il 76 aircraft for special charter and cargo lift operations 74 SudanAzza Transport operates two Il 76TDs 75 Green Flag Airlines SyriaSyrian Arab Airlines operates four including three Il 76Ms Ilyushin Il 76TD of Turkmenistan Airlines TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Airlines operates eight Il 76TDs UkraineATI Aircompany operates a number of Il 76 models Azov Avia Airlines operates two Il 76MDs Khors Aircompany operates two Il 76MDs Lviv Airlines operates three Il 76MDs Ukraine Air Alliance operates four including one Il 76MD and three Il 76TDs Ukrainian Cargo Airways operates 21 including 19 Il 76MDs Veteran Airlines Volare Airlines operates three including two Il 76MDs and one Il 76TD Yuzhmashavia operates two Il 76TDs United NationsThe United Nations Humanitarian Air Service has operated several of the type from the early to mid 1990s to now Most of them are either ex Aeroflot or one that the Russian Air Force has lent to the UN United StatesAir Support Systems LLC operates the Il 76 78 in firefighting duties in the US citation needed United Arab EmiratesGulf Aviation Technology and Services operates a number of Il 76 aircraft on charter or lease Phoenix Aviation operates 2 Il 76TDs UzbekistanAvialeasing operates the Il 76 on a charter and lease basis Uzbekistan Airways operates 14 Il 76TDs Former civil operators Edit AngolaAngola Air Charter has operated an Il 76 76 ArmeniaDvin Airlines operated an Il 76TD citation needed Yerevan Avia operated two Il 76 EK86724 and EK86817 citation needed BelarusBelavia operated the Il 76 before its closure in 1999 citation needed Gomelavia operated five Il 76TD Burkina FasoFaso Airways operated a Il 76TD 77 CambodiaImtrec Aviation operated a Laotian registered Il 76 citation needed Democratic Republic of the CongoAir Congo operated an Il 76TD citation needed Republic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo operates an Il 76 citation needed Trans Air Congo has operated an Il 76T citation needed CubaCubana de Aviacion used to operate two Il 76s citation needed Equatorial GuineaEcuatorial Cargo operated one Il 76TD citation needed Express International Cargo citation needed GeorgiaSun Way has operated the Il 76TD 78 HungaryAtlant Hungary has operated the Il 76 citation needed Hungarian Ukrainian Air Cargo has operated the Il 76 citation needed IranAtlas Air has operated at least eight Il 76TD Chabahar Air has operated at least two Il 76TD Mahan Air has operated the Il 76 Payam Air operated two Il 76TD Qeshm Air operated two Il 76TD airline disestablished Safiran Airlines Yas Air operated two Il 76TDs registered as EP GOL and EP GOM IraqIraqi Airways operated a single Il 76 JordanJordan International Air Cargo has operated two Il 76MFs delivered in 2011 79 and operated for the Royal Jordanian Air Force which were sold to Egypt in 2018 and were delivered in 2019 52 GST Aero IL 76 at Patriot Hills Base Camp Antarctica KazakhstanAir Kazakhstan operated Il 76 aircraft until its closure in 2004 Kazakhstan Airlines operated the Il 76TD before its closure in 1997 Sayakhat Airlines operated the Il 76 previously LatviaInversija operated three including two Il 76Ts and one Il 76TD LibyaJamahiria Air Transport operated the Il 76M Il 76TD and Il 78 Libyan Air Cargo the cargo division of Libyan Arab Airlines operates 21 including one Il 76M and 15 Il 76TD MoldovaAerocom operated an Il 76MD as well as an Il 76T until as late as January 2005 Airline Transport operated a number of Il 76 aircraft losing three in accidents in 2004 and 2005 RussiaAeroflot operated large numbers of aircraft especially during Soviet years often on behalf of the Soviet military However none remain in service with the airline Air STAN operated an Il 76TD ALAK operated Il 76 aircraft before its closure in 1999 Aviaenergo operated the aircraft but none remain in service Continental Airways has operated the Il 76 in the past but does not do so currently Dacono Air has operated the Il 76 Domodedovo Airlines has operated the Il 76 but none is currently in service KrasAir operated the Il 76 but none is currently in service Krylo Airlines operated two Il 76TDs into 2005 Moscow Airways operated an Il 76TD in the early 1990s Novosibirsk Air Enterprise operated the Il 76 but none is currently in service Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise operated the Il 76 but none is currently in service SerbiaAir Tomisko operated 3 Il 76TDs Two were leased from GST Aero which had been before in service of Kosmas Air and one more was added in May 2006 80 Kosmas Air operated two Il 76TDs leased from GST Aero 80 Soviet UnionAeroflot was the main civil user of the aircraft during the period of the Soviet Union although many of its aircraft were operated on behalf of the military Jet Air Cargo was one of the first civil operators of the Il 76 in Russia other than Aeroflot SudanAir West operated at least six aircraft although it is unclear how many remain in service 75 East West Cargo operated a number of Il 76s 75 Juba Air Cargo operated the Il 76 81 Badr Airlines operated two Il 76s 82 Trans Attico operated two Il 76TDs 77 Alfa Airlines Loading BMD 1 in Ukrainian Air Force IL 76 UkraineAir Service Ukraine operated the Il 76MD Air Ukraine and Air Ukraine Cargo operated the aircraft although none were in service at the time of bankruptcy BSL Airline operated as many as six Il 78s Busol Airlines operated the Il 76 before its closure in 1998 South Airlines YemenYemenia operated two Il 76TDs Accidents EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ilyushin Il 76 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message An Il 76MD that was damaged during the Sknyliv air show disaster on 27 July 2002 during which the Sukhoi Su 27 involved struck a glancing blow against the aircraft s nose before crashing into spectators As of March 2023 a total of 94 Il 76 series aircraft have been written off in crashes and other accidents 83 There were at average two Il 76 crashes or similar accidents per year since 1979 with more than 1000 casualties citation needed On 23 November 1979 a Soviet Air Forces Il 76 registration CCCP 86714 banked left during an approach to Vitebsk Airport Control of the aircraft was lost and the aircraft crashed killing the crew of seven this was the first loss of an Il 76 84 On 11 December 1988 an Aeroflot Il 76 crashed on approach to Leninakan Armenia killing 77 of the 78 on board The aircraft was on an air relief operation following the 1988 Armenian earthquake 85 On 18 October 1989 a Soviet Air Force Il 76 CCCP 76569 crashed in the Caspian Sea off Sumqayit Azerbaijan following wing separation caused by an engine fire killing all 57 in Azerbaijan s deadliest air accident The cause of the engine fire was traced back to a design flaw On 1 February 1990 a Soviet Air Forces Il 76 registration SSSR 86021 crashed 14 minutes after takeoff from Panevezys Air Base The crashed killed all 8 members of the crew 86 On 24 May 1991 a Metro Cargo Il 76TD LZ INK named Lugano crashed near Kermanshah Airport while attempting a forced landing following fuel exhaustion killing four of ten crew 87 On 8 July 1993 a Russian Air Force Il 76M RA 86039 crashed near Pskov Airport due to loss of control following an unexplained in flight fire killing the 11 crew 88 On 19 August 1996 Spair Airlines Flight 3601 an Il 76T crashed while trying to land at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport following total electrical failure due to pilot error killing all 14 occupants on board 89 The crew had forgotten to turn on the AC DC converter following engine startup On 12 November 1996 Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 an Il 76 collided in mid air with Saudia Flight 763 a Boeing 747 over Charkhi Dadri India killing all 349 aboard both aircraft in the deadliest mid air collision The Kazakhstani crew failed to maintain altitude owing to confusion with ATC On 27 November 1996 a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il 76MD registration RA 78804 flew into the side of a mountain minutes after it departed Abakan Airport and crashed 14 kilometres 8 7 mi from the airport All 21 occupants on board lost their lives in the accident 90 91 On 13 July 1998 ATI Aircompany Flight 2570 an Il 76MD UR 76424 crashed in the sea shortly after takeoff from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport killing the eight crew The aircraft was overloaded and the pilot failed to respond to GPWS warnings 92 On 17 July 1998 Air Sofia Flight 701 an Il 78 UR UCI struck a hill on approach to Asmara International Airport killing all ten on board The aircraft was leased from Ukrainian Cargo Airways 93 On 2 December 2001 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Flight 9064 crashed at Novaya Inya Russia following an onboard fire killing 18 on board On 19 February 2003 an Ilyushin Il 76 crashed near Kerman Iran under unspecified reasons possibly weather related The crash killed 275 people including hundreds of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard The accident remains the deadliest involving the Il 76 On 8 May 2003 the rear loading ramp of an Il 76 leased by the Congolese government unexpectedly opened at 10 000 feet after taking off from the capital Kinshasa Initial reports stated that over 120 policemen and their families had been sucked out in 45 minutes 94 but 14 people actually died 95 On 30 June 2008 an Ababeel Aviation Il 76 crashed while taking off from Khartoum on a relief flight killing the 4 crew members the only people on board the plane 96 On 2 July 2008 Click Airways Flight 1002 operated using an Ilyushin Il 76TD from Bagram Air Base to Al Fujairah Fujairah International Airport suffered an Uncontained Engine Failure of its no 3 engine at FL280 The failed engine parts struck the no 4 engine resulting in its failure as well as the fuselage and fuel tanks The flight crew managed to successfully make an emergency landing at Zahedan Iran None of the three crew sustained injuries 97 On 15 January 2009 two Russian Ministry of Interior Il 76MDs were involved in a ground collision at Makhachkala Airport One of the aircraft registration RA 76825 was ready to depart and was positioned at the runway end when the other one RA 76827 came in to land The wing of the landing aircraft struck the flight deck of RA 76825 and a fire erupted There were three fatalities in the departing aircraft out of seven occupants on board None of the 31 occupants aboard RA 76827 were hurt RA 76825 was written off as a consequence of the accident 98 99 On 9 March 2009 an Aerolift Il 76 S9 SAB crashed into Lake Victoria just after takeoff from Entebbe Airport Uganda killing all 11 people on board Two of the engines had caught fire on takeoff The aircraft was chartered by Dynacorp on behalf of AMISOM The accident was investigated by Uganda s Ministry of Transport which concluded that all four engines were time expired and that Aerolift s claim that maintenance had been performed to extend their service lives and the certification of this work could not be substantiated 100 On 22 September 2009 Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Il 76MD Adnan 2 5 8208 Simorgh crashed near Varamin killing all seven people on board 101 The crash was possibly the result of a mid air collision with a Northrop F 5E Tiger II 102 On 1 November 2009 an Il 76 belonging to the Russian Ministry of the Interior crashed near the city of Mirny within 2 kilometers after taking off Eleven people on board were confirmed as killed 103 After landing at Mirny the crew locked the rudder and ailerons The next day the crew began disengaging the locking system although it remained engaged The crew checked the aileron controls but the right aileron locked in the process The aircraft took off rolled 90 degrees to the right and crashed On 28 November 2010 Sun Way Flight 4412 Il 76 4L GNI crashed in a populated area of Karachi Pakistan shortly after taking off from Jinnah International Airport All eight people on board were killed along with two people on the ground The aircraft was reported to have been trying to return to Jinnah after suffering an uncontained engine failure and fire 104 On 6 July 2011 Silk Way Airlines Flight 995 an Il 76 tail number 4K AZ55 crashed into a mountain in Afghanistan while on final to Bagram Air Force Base Eight people on board were initially confirmed as killed with one unaccounted 105 106 On 30 November 2012 an Aero Service 66 Il 76T also reported as being operated by Trans Air Congo in the days after the accident 107 crashed 850 meters short of runway 5L of the Congo s Maya Maya Airport in Brazzaville while landing during a violent storm killing 32 including the 5 aircrew another person on board and 26 people on the ground 108 On 1 July 2016 a Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations EMERCOM Il 76TD RA 76840 struck a hillside near Rybnyi Uyan while fighting wildfires near Irkutsk killing all ten on board 109 On 11 April 2018 Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il 76 7T WIV crashed shortly after take off from Boufarik Airport Boufarik Algeria All 257 people on board were killed making the accident the deadliest air crash on Algerian soil 110 On 24 June 2022 Russian Air Force Il 76MD RF 78778 crashed and caught fire whilst landing near the city of Ryazan following an engine fire killing five of nine on board 111 112 Aircraft on display EditCCCP 76511 c n 083414444 preserved in the Ukraine State Aviation Museum Kyiv The aircraft was originally painted as UR UCI of Ukrainian Cargo Airways to commemorate the real aircraft that crashed in 1998 but was returned to its original Aeroflot livery as CCCP 76511 in 2016 113 Specifications Il 76TD Edit Data from Ilyushin 114 Aviadvigatel 115 Volga Dnepr Airlines 116 General characteristicsCrew 5 Capacity Il 76M 42 000 kg 92 594 lb Il 76MD 48 000 kg 105 822 lb Il 76MD 90A 60 000 kg 132 277 lb Length 46 59 m 152 ft 10 in Wingspan 50 5 m 165 ft 8 in Height 14 76 m 48 ft 5 in Wing area 300 m2 3 200 sq ft Empty weight 92 500 kg 203 928 lb Il 76TD 90 Max takeoff weight 190 000 kg 418 878 lb Il 76MD TD Powerplant 4 Soloviev D 30KP turbofans 117 7 kN 26 500 lbf thrust each 117 Performance Maximum speed 900 km h 560 mph 490 kn Maximum speed Mach 0 82 Range 4 400 km 2 700 mi 2 400 nmi Il 76MD TD with 52 000 kg 114 640 lb payload Ferry range 9 300 km 5 800 mi 5 000 nmi Il 76MD 90A with no payload Service ceiling 13 000 m 43 000 ft Thrust weight 0 252 Minimum landing run 450 m 1 476 ft with thrust reversersArmament Guns 2 23 mm cannon in radar directed manned turret at base of tail Bombs Some military models have 2 hardpoints under each outer wing capable of supporting 500 kg bombs See also EditAirlift Military transport aircraftRelated development Beriev A 50 Beriev A 100 Ilyushin Il 78Aircraft 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