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Measured figures
Length
Single source45.1 m (148 ft 0 in)[source]
Il-78M · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Airbus A400M Atlas | Ilyushin Il-78 |
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| Type | Strategic/tactical airlift / Aerial refueling[source] | Aerial refueling tanker[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space[source] | Ilyushin[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service and production[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] |
46.59 m (152 ft 10 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]
Il-78M · Range
Single source7,300 km (4,500 mi, 3,900 nmi)[source]
4 × Europrop TP400-D6 turboprop each
Single source4 × Europrop TP400-D6 turboprop, 8,200 kW (11,000 hp) each[source]
Il-78M · 4 × Aviadvigatel D-30 KP turbofan engines thrust each
Single source4 × Aviadvigatel D-30 KP turbofan engines, 118 kN (27,000 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 Ukrainian Air Force (historical) Indian Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source]
| Number built | 130 as of 31 January 2025[source] | 53[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2007–present[source] | 1984–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2013[source] | 1984 (Il-78)[source] |
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| First flight | 11 December 2009[source] | 26 June 1983[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] | Max 100,000 kg payload (T-6 military jet fuel)[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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| Developed from | — | Ilyushin Il-76[source] |
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| Special equipment | — | 3 x UPAZ-1M 'Sakhalin', ( U nifitsirovaniy P odvesnoy A gregat Z aprahvki;— standardised suspended refuelling unit), refuelling pods; Two on pylons under the outer wings, and the third on the port side of the rear fuselage.[source] |
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| Fuel transfer rate | — | 900 to 2,200 liters/min[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.23[source] |
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