 | Ilyushin IL-76 Transport 03901 | | Model:03901 | | The proportional model:1:144 | | Browse the number:10985 |
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The llyushin-76 Transport (NATO code name as Candid), was designed and
developed by the former llyushin Aero Design Bereau in the 1960s. It is a
middle range military cum civilian heavy transport with four turbojet engines.
Its maiden test flight was conducted in March 1971 and it was enlisted into the
former Soviet Air Force service in 1975. Since then, the llyushin-76 has been
the main stay of air transport capability for the former Soviet
Union as well as the present Russian Air Force. The llyushin-76 is
well-known for its long range non-stop flight, heavy loading and fast speed
capabilities. Also, the llyushin-76 can hold 140 fully armed soldiers of
125fully armed air force attack soldiers. With the consideration for quick
take-off at cold areas and on incompleted runways, the fuselage was reinforced
and the rear doors can open during flight to drop cargoes. Additionally, two
mackine guns are also installed at the rear fuselage. As a civilian aircraft
from 1975 to 1994, over 800 llyushin-76s were produced and even up to now there
are about 50 llyushin-76 transport aircrafts being produced every year. The
llyushin-76 transport aircraft are exported to a number of countries including India, Czech, Poland, Iraq, Libya, Afganistan, Cuba and China. Finally,
the llyushin-76 transport also participated in the former Soviet-Ethiopian and
Soviet-Afganistan wars.
