High wing medium transport aircraft with four wing mounted turbofans. Includes aerial tanker variant, IL-78 and Beriev A-100 Premyer bomber and surveillance aircraft.
| Variant |
Launch/First flight |
Production end |
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| Ilyushin IL-76 |
1967 / 1971 |
|
Original version, designed to carry a payload of 40 tonnes over 5,000 kilometres in less than six hours from short and unprepared airstrips, and capable of coping with the worst weather conditions. |
| Ilyushin IL-78 |
1983 / 1984 |
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Aerial tanker version, also known as IL-478 with ability to in-air refeul two fighters with wing pods, one bomber with rear pod, or four aircraft on ground simultaneously. |
| Ilyushin IL-76MD-90A |
2006 / 2014 |
|
Ugraded military variant, redesigned wing and longer wing box panels to reduce weight. Codename: IL-476. |
| Beriev A-100 Premyer |
2006 / 2017 |
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Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Il-76MD-90A transport aircraft, meant to be a replacement for the A-50 AEW&C aircraft. |
