Il-78

Summary

Il-78 is an aircraft model^[1]. Il-78 ranks in the top 4% of aircraft_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (666 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Il-78's image is recorded as Il-78MKI.jpeg^[3].
• Il-78's instance of is recorded as aircraft model^[4].
• Il-78's operator is recorded as Russian Air Force^[5].
• Il-78's operator is recorded as Algerian Air Force^[6].
• Il-78's operator is recorded as Soviet Air Forces^[7].
• Il-78's operator is recorded as Indian Air Force^[8].
• Il-78's operator is recorded as Pakistan Air Force^[9].
• Il-78's operator is recorded as People's Liberation Army Air Force^[10].
• Il-78's manufacturer is recorded as Ilyushin^[11].
• Il-78's manufacturer is recorded as Tashkent Mechanical Plant^[12].
• Il-78's manufacturer is recorded as Aviastar-SP^[13].
• Il-78's developer is recorded as Rady Papkovsky^[14].
• Il-78's developer is recorded as Ilyushin^[15].
• Il-78's subclass of is recorded as tanker aircraft^[16].
• Il-78's designed by is recorded as Rady Papkovsky^[17].
• Il-78's Commons category is recorded as Ilyushin Il-78^[18].
• Il-78's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[19].
• Il-78's powered by is recorded as Soloviev D-30^[20].
• Il-78's NATO reporting name is recorded as Midas^[21].
• Il-78's first flight is recorded as +1983-06-26T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Il-78's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/055p5x^[23].
• Il-78's service entry is recorded as +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z^[24].
• Il-78's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+53'}^[25].

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Designation and Status

Il-78's instance of is recorded as aircraft model^[4].

Why It Matters

Il-78 ranks in the top 4% of aircraft_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (666 views/month).^[2] Il-78 has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] Il-78 is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]