Ilyushin Il-78
Military
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The Il-78 aerial refueling tanker of 1983 adapted the Il-76 transport for fuel delivery missions supporting extended flight operations. Its six-crew configuration managed pilot, co-pilot, navigator, engineer, and tanker system operators, while 50.5-metre span and 7300-kilometre range enabled worldwide deployment. The 850 km/h speed matched fighter escort requirements.
Specifikationer
- Roll
- Aerial refueling tanker
- Ursprung
- Soviet Union ; Russia
- Besättning
- 6
- Motorer
- 4
- Första flygning
- 1983
- Längd
- 46,6 m
- Vingspann
- 50,5 m
- Maxhastighet
- 850 km/h
- Räckvidd
- 7 300 km