Ilyushin Il-76 Candid Heavy Transport Aircraft Family
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a four-engine heavy transport designed for strategic and tactical cargo, troop, and humanitarian operations from paved or rough airfields. First flown in 1971, the high-wing jet combined a rear loading ramp with rugged landing gear and became a principal Soviet and post-Soviet airlift type, with military, civil freight, and specialized derivatives operating across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Il-76Il-76 CandidIl-76MIl-76MDIl-76TDIl-76MFIl-78 Midas
- Family Name
- Ilyushin Il-76
- Full Name
- Ilyushin Il-76 Candid Heavy Transport Aircraft Family
- Roles
- cargomilitaryutilityair_ambulancefirefightingresearchsearch_and_rescue
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventionalstol
- Description
- The Ilyushin Il-76 is a four-engine heavy transport designed for strategic and tactical cargo, troop, and humanitarian operations from paved or rough airfields. First flown in 1971, the high-wing jet combined a rear loading ramp with rugged landing gear and became a principal Soviet and post-Soviet airlift type, with military, civil freight, and specialized derivatives operating across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
- First Flight Year
- 1,971
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Four exact D-30KP-2 low-bypass turbofans in wing nacelles; UEC Il-76 application evidence.
- Name
- Il-76 exact D-30KP-2 configuration
- Notes
- UEC identifies D-30KP-2 for the Il-76 transport family; this family-level option records the documented four-engine nacelle installation without inferring a narrower Il-76 derivative.
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Four exact PS-90A-76 high-bypass turbofans in wing nacelles on the Il-76TD-90VD modernization branch; UEC-Aviadvigatel evidence.
- Name
- Il-76TD-90VD exact PS-90A-76 configuration
- Notes
- UEC-Aviadvigatel names Il-76TD-90VD with PS-90A-76 and records the variant for new Il-76 cargo aircraft and fleet modernization; this family-level branch is not generalized to every Il-76 derivative.
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 19:51:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:05:00 UTC