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Ilyushin Il-76
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Multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's.
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About the Il-76
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-12. It was developed to deliver heavy machinery to remote and poorly served areas.
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