Item Number: AviaBoss A2004

Ilyushin IL-76TD

A cargo plane Il-76 was developed in the USSR by Ilyushin Design Bureau in the late 1960s. The machine is designed for the transportation of troops, military equipment and a variety of goods. It has become the first Soviet military transport aircraft with jet engines. The maiden flight of the new transporter held March 25, 1971. After flight tests were finished IL-76 entered service in the military transport aviation of the USSR in 1974.

Сivil modification of the aircraft, which received the designation Il-76TD has been developed in 1982. Planes of this type are today widely used worldwide for air cargo transportation.

The aircraft with registration number CCCP-76795 joined the fleet of Aeroflot in February 1990. The plane was based at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport and was used on cargo routes of Aeroflot until 2004. Currently, the aircraft continues to fly, but has a different registration number and operated in a cargo airline in Kyrgyzstan.

Ilyushin IL-76TD CCCP-76795 at the Moscow Sheremetyevo airport, 1991 year.

Ilyushin IL-76TD scale model, AviaBoss A2004.