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Measured figures
Length
Single source45.1 m (148 ft 0 in)[source]
Il-76MD-90AE · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Airbus A400M Atlas | Ilyushin Il-76 |
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| Type | Strategic/tactical airlift / Aerial refueling[source] | Strategic and tactical airlifter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space[source] | Ilyushin, Tashkent Mechanical Plant, Aviastar-SP[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | German Air Force French Air and Space Force Royal Air Force Spanish Air and Space Force See Operators below for others[source] |
46.6 m (152 ft 11 in)[source]
at max payload Range with 30-tonne payload
Single sourceFerry; Ferry range
Single sourceRange
Single sourceRange with 20-tonne payload
Single source3,300 km (2,100 mi, 1,800 nmi) at max payload Range with 30-tonne payload: 4,500 km (2,450 nmi) Range with 20-tonne payload: 6,400 km (3,450 nmi)[source]
8,700 km (5,400 mi, 4,700 nmi)[source]
Ferry; Il-76MD-90AE · Il-76MD-90A with no payload
Single sourceIl-76MD-90AE · Il-76MD-90A with 52 t (51 long tons; 57 short tons) payload
Single source4 × Europrop TP400-D6 turboprop each
Single source4 × Europrop TP400-D6 turboprop, 8,200 kW (11,000 hp) each[source]
Il-76MD-90AE · 4 × Aviadvigatel PS-90 A-76 turbofans thrust each
Single source4 × Aviadvigatel PS-90 A-76 turbofans , 156.9 kN (35,300 lbf) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Aerospace Forces People's Liberation Army Air Force Indian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 130 as of 31 January 2025[source] | 981[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2007–present[source] | 1971–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2013[source] | June 1974 ( June 1974 )[source] |
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| First flight | 11 December 2009[source] | 25 March 1971 ( 25 March 1971 )[source] |
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| Capacity | 37,000 kg (81,600 lb) 116 fully equipped troops / paratroopers up to 66 stretchers accompanied by 25 medical personnel cargo compartment: width 4.00 m (13.12 ft) x height 3.85 m (12.6 ft) x length 17.71 m (58.1 ft) (without ramp 5.40 m (17.7 ft))[source] | Il-76M 42,000 kg (93,000 lb); Il-76MD 48,000 kg (106,000 lb); Il-76MD-90A 60,000 kg (130,000 lb)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 50,500 kg (111,300 lb) internal fuel[source] | — |
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| Max landing weight | 123,000 kg (271,000 lb)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 8-bladed Ratier-Figeac variable pitch propellers with feathering and reversing capability , 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) diameter[source] | — |
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| Initial cruise altitude | 9,000 m (29,000 ft) at MTOW[source] | — |
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| Range with 30-tonne payload | 4,500 km (2,450 nmi)[source] | — |
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| Range with 20-tonne payload | 6,400 km (3,450 nmi)[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 637 kg/m 2 (130.4 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Tactical takeoff distance | 980 m (3,215 ft)[source] | — |
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| Tactical landing distance | 770 m (2,530 ft)[source] | — |
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| Turning radius (ground) | 28.6 m[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France, Germany, Spain[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union / Russia[source] |
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| Designer | — | Ilyushin[source] |
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| Built by | — | Tashkent Aviation Production Association (formerly) Aviastar-SP[source] |
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| Variants | — | Ilyushin Il-78 Beriev A-50 Beriev A-60 Beriev A-100 Shaanxi KJ-2000[source] |
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| Guns | — | 2 × 23 mm (0.906 in) cannon in radar-directed manned turret at base of tail[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.32 at 200 t (200 long tons; 220 short tons) take-off weight and max. take-off thrust[source] |
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| Minimum landing run | — | 450 m (1,480 ft) with thrust reversers[source] |
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| Bombs | — | Some military models have four hardpoints under each outer wing capable of supporting 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs.[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Bombs: Some military models have four hardpoints under each outer wing capable of supporting 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs.[source] |
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