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Ilyushin Il-76

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Summary

Ilyushin Il-76 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,881 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Algerian Air Force[3], National Air Force of Angola[4], Armenian Air Force[5], Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Force[6], People's Liberation Army Air Force[7], Indian Air Force[8], Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force[9], Libyan Air Force[10], Pakistan Air Force[11], Russia[12], Sudanese Air Force[13], Ukrainian Air Force[14], Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces[15], Volga-Dnepr Airlines[16]
  • Manufacturer: Ilyushin[17], Tashkent Mechanical Plant[18], Aviastar-SP[19]
  • Developer: Ilyushin[20]
  • Subclass of: airlifter[21], airplane with 4 jet engines[22]
  • Designed by: Genrikh Novozhilov[23]
  • Part of: Ilyushin Il-76 in service[24]
  • Commons category: Ilyushin Il-76[25]
  • Country of origin: Soviet Union[26]
  • Powered by: Aviadvigatel PS-90[27]
  • Armament: autocannon[28], unguided bomb[29]
  • NATO reporting name: Candid[30]
  • First flight: March 25, 1971[31]
  • Service entry: 1974[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ilyushin Il-76[33]
  • Commons gallery: Ilyushin Il-76[34]
  • Total produced: 950[35]
  • Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[36]
  • Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[37]
  • Wing configuration: monoplane[38], shoulder wing[39]
  • Native label: Ил-76[40]
  • Length: 46.59 m[41]
  • Wingspan: 50.5 m[42]
  • Derivative work: Beriev A-50[43], KJ-2000[44], Beriev A-60[45]
  • Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Ilyushin Il-76[46]

Why It Matters

Ilyushin Il-76 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . World Air Forces 2014. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . World Air Forces 2014. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . World Air Forces 2014. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . World Air Forces 2014. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . volga-dnepr.com. volga-dnepr.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . soldiering.ru. soldiering.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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