The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Anto
A Russian Air Force Il-76MD-90A
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
The Beriev A-50 is a Soviet-origin airborne early warning and control aircraft that is based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane. Developed to replace the Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss", the A-50 first flew
Ilyushin Il-76
…50 aircraft having been produced. 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. Another application for the type was found in Antarctic support…
41 Taganrog, registration number RF-94268, a Beriev A-50U
A Russian A-50U at Vladivostok International Airport 2019