Ilyushin Il-76 Facts for Kids

Ilyushin Il-76(Russian: Ильюшин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a Sovietstrategic lifter and cargo aircraft.

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The Il-76 is a high-wing freighter with four turbofans and a T-tail.
Landing gear of an Ilyushin Il-76
USAF and IAF airmen work inside the cockpit of an Indian Il-76.
Il-76TD-90, Aviadvigatel PS-90 engines have larger diameter.
Il-76LL with PD-14 engine prototype under testing, 2015
Il-76TD glass nose
Il-76LL SKIP testbed, 1999
Il-76MD-90A of the Russian Air Force
Il-76MD GSh-23 tail guns
Il-76MD cargo cabin
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
The A-50E/I Mainstay of the Indian Air Force
Present and ex-Il-76 operators (Red=military only. Green=civilian only. Blue=both.)
Indian Air Force pilots walk away from their Il-76 medium cargo jet after landing at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
Il-76 of the Indian Air Force lands in Leh, Ladakh
IAF IL-76 MD K2902 at Leh
Air Almaty Il-76T
IL-76 lands on a dirt strip
Ilyushin Il-76TD of Turkmenistan Airlines
GST Aero IL-76 at Patriot Hills Base Camp, Antarctica
Loading BMD-1 in Ukrainian Air Force IL-76
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.

Quick facts for kids Ilyushin Il-76

Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-76
Role	Transport aircraft
National origin	USSR
Manufacturer	Ilyushin
First flight	25 March 1971
Status	In production, in service
Primary user	Aeroflot (former)
Produced	1973 — present
Number built	960
Variants	Ilyushin Il-78