Il-76 Technical Data
| Status: | Active |
| NATO Name: | Candid |
| Type: | Multi-purpose strategic airlifter |
| Contractors: | Ilyushin Design Bureau |
| IOC: | 1974 |
| Operator: | PLAAF |
| Active Variants: | Il-76MD |
| Length: | 152.9 ft. |
| Wingspan: | 165.7 ft. |
| Height: | 47.6 ft. |
| Empty Weight: | 196,211 lbs. |
| Max Takeoff Weight: | 418,878 lbs. |
| Power Plant: | 4x Rybinsk D-30KP II |
| Max Speed: | 496 kts. |
| Max Range: | 3,078 nm |
| Ceiling: | 34,449 ft. |
| Gun System: | GSh-23L twin-barreled cannon in tail turret |
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