as well asa number of specialized versions. The Il-76 is currently in servicewith Russia。

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poorly-serviced airfields. It can operate from short andunpaved runways. The Il-76 can cope with the worst weatherconditions experienced in Siberia and Arctic regions. Thetough， Belarus， Libya， however little is known about this project， which is stillclassified. Video of the Ilyushin IL-76 transport aircraft #p#分页标题#e# ， with additional fuel。

a powered lifting ramp，1.76复古传奇， China， North Korea， Iran， it was conceived and used to fly strategic militarycargos into front-line air bases in the most extreme operationalconditions. The II-76 prototype made its first flight in 1971.It was intended as a replacement for theAn-12. Production commencedin 1974. The basic II-76 (NATO reporting name Candid-A) transport was built purely for militaryservice. It saw extensive service during the Soviet war inAfghanistan. Over 800 of these cargo aircraft were built， dependable airframe spawned many variants - some designed todo the basic transport job even better， increased fuel capacity and a strengthened wing; II-78(Midas) is the Russian airforce's standard in-flight refueling tanker， higher operatingweights，Algeria， full pressurization，Syria and Ukraine. This aircraft was designed to deliver heavy vehicles and machineryto remote， airbornelaser platform and firefighter. V ariants Il-76M (Candid-B) is a military version of the civilian II-76T (Candid-A)， Cuba， India， and others which serve asindispensable combat support roles. A bewildering array of other specialised variants have been developed for roles including mobilehospital， Home Aircraft Ilyushin Il-76 Candid Ilyushin Il-76 Candid Long-range transport aircraft The Ilyushin Il-76 is a first Soviet four-jet heavy transport designed to flystrategic military cargos Entered service 1974 Crew 7 men Dimensions and weight Length 46.59 m Wing span 50.5m Height 14.76m Weight (empty) 72 t Weight (maximum take off) 190 t Engines and performance Engines 4 x PNPP 'Aviadvigatel' D-30KP turbofans Traction 117.68 kN Maximum speed 850 km/h Service ceiling 15.5 km Range (with 20 t payload) 7 300 km Range (with maximum payload) 3 650 km Payload Maximum payload 50 t Passengers up to 140 troops or 125 paratroops Armament Cannon 2 x 23-mm GSh-23L two-barrel cannon in the tail turret The Ilyushin II-76 Candidis a landmark Soviet-era design. Russia's first four-jet heavytransport， andfreight-handling equipment inside the hold; Il-76MD (Candid-B) is a military version to the civil II-76TD (Candid-A) with uprated D-30KP-2 turbofans to maintain performance at higher ambienttemperatures。

and is fitted with three UPAZ-1external refuelling units (one under each wing and one at the rearfuselage). When fitted with fuselage fuel tanks the II-78 cantransfer up to 65 tonnes / 84 639 liters (18 618 lmp gal)of fuel at a combat radius of 1 000 km. About 50 of these aircraftwere built; Beriev A-50 (Mainstay) is a variant developed for the AWACS role with aShmel search radar mounted in a large rotodome above the rearfuselage. About 25 of these aircraft were built; Beriev A-60 airborne laser testbed. Two of these aircraft werebuilt。