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| Type | Inflight refuelling tanker |
| Manufacturer | Ilyushin |
| Maiden flight | 1983 |
| Introduced | 1987 (Il-76M) |
| Primary users | Russian Air Force Ukrainian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Indian Air Force |
The Ilyushin Il-78 (NATO reporting name Midas) is a four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts Ilyushin (Илью́шин or Ilyushin Design Bureau is a Russian Design bureau and Aircraft Manufacturer (design office prefix The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1983: Events January January 1 - Eastern Air Lines ' first revenue This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1987: Events January January 1 - United States Coast Guard The Russian Air Force ( Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России transliteration: Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii) is the air force The Ukrainian Air Force (Повітряні Сили України Povitryani Syly Ukrayiny) is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF ( is the Aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the Military of the People's Republic of The Indian Air Force (Devanāgarī भारतीय वायु सेना IAST Bhartiya Vāyu Senā is the air arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the Ilyushin (Илью́шин or Ilyushin Design Bureau is a Russian Design bureau and Aircraft Manufacturer (design office prefix NATO reporting names are unclassified Code names for military equipment of the Eastern Bloc ( Soviet Union and other nations of the Warsaw pact Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
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Design and development
Il-78 first flew in 1983. Three aircraft may refuel in flight simultaneously from one Il-78. The aircraft is equipped with refuelling pods, one under each wing, the third on the port side of the aft fuselage. The operator controls the hose and drogue system from the tail gunners position, from which the guns and radar have been removed. The Il-78 has a fuel jettison system, something which the Il-76 does not have. The jettison ports are located at the wingtips.
Operational history
All Russian Air Force Il-78s are now part of the special 203rd "Orlovski" Regiment of aerial tankers, based at Engels-2/Saratov air base. Engels-2 (also given as Engel's, Engels', or Zngyelse) is a strategic air base in Russia located 14 km east of Saratov.
Variants
- Il-78T
- Original production version, has two removable fuselage tanks. This aircraft can be used like a regular Il-76 transport when not needed as a tanker. It has 90 tons of fuel in the wings, which is increased to 118 tons by the fuselage tanks. Maximum transferable fuel is 57. 72 tons without fuselage tanks and 85. 72 tons when fuselage tanks are installed.
- Il-78M
- Equipped with a single permanent fuselage tank, higher gross weight of 210 tons, and no rear cargo door is a dedicated tanker. The cargo ramp is retained but non-functional. The Il-78M entered service in 1987. The total fuel capacity of the Il-78M is 138 tons, of which 105. 7 is transferable. [1]
Operators
- People's Liberation Army Air Force ordered 8 aircraft in 2005. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The Algerian Air Force (QJJ is the aerial arm of the Algerian People's Military. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF ( is the Aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the Military of the People's Republic of
- Indian Air Force bought 6 aircraft from the Tashkent Aircraft Production Corporation (TAPC) in Uzbekistan in 2003. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Indian Air Force (Devanāgarī भारतीय वायु सेना IAST Bhartiya Vāyu Senā is the air arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the Tashkent Aviation Production Association named after V P Chkalov or TAPO / TAPOiCh for short (Ташкентское авиационное производственное Local variant known as Ilyushin Il-78MKI.
- Pakistan Air Force reportedly ordered 4 Il-78 Midas air-to-air refueling aircraft from Ukraine. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The Libyan Air Force (القوات الجوية الليبية - Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Libiyya) is the air force of Libya, with an air force personnel estimated Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Pakistan Air Force ( Urdu: پاک فضائیہ, Pak Faza'ya) ( PAF) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces (Air Forces Monthly: November 2006)
- Russian Air Force operates 19 aircraft. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Russian Air Force ( Russian: Военно-воздушные cилы России transliteration: Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii) is the air force
- Ukrainian Air Force operates 18 aircraft. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Ukrainian Air Force (Повітряні Сили України Povitryani Syly Ukrayiny) is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. [2]
- North American Tactical Aviation, Inc. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A private firm, purchased several IL-78s for their outsourced, air to air inflight operations with various U. S. DoD agencies.
Specifications (Il-78M)
General characteristics
- Crew: Six
- Capacity: 138,000 kg (304,233 lb) of fuel
- Length: 46. 59 m (152 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 50. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 50 m (165 ft 8 in)
- Height: 14. 76 m (37 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 300 m² (3,230 ft²)
- Empty weight: 72,000 kg (202,821 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 210,000 kg (462,962 lb)
- Powerplant: 4× Aviadvigatel D-30 KP turbofan engines, 118 kN (26,500 lbf) each
- * Special equipment: 3 external fuel pumps for simultaneous refuelling of up to 3 aircraft. The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off A turbofan is a type of Jet engine, similar to a Turbojet. It essentially consists of a Ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine Two of them are on the wingtips, and the third is at the rear of the plane.
Performance
- Maximum speed: 850 km/h (460 knots, 530 mph)
- Range: 7,300 km ( (3,942 nm, 4,551 miles)
- Service ceiling 12,000 m (39,360 ft)
- Thrust/weight: 0. In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such The maximal total range is the distance an Aircraft can fly between Takeoff and Landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft or cross-country In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions Thrust-to-weight ratio is as its name suggests the ratio of instantaneous Thrust to Weight (where weight means weight at the Earth ’s surface 23
External links
References
- ^ [Ilyushin Il-76, Russia. s Versatile Airlifter]
- ^ Ukraine - Air Force Equipment
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See also
Related development Ilyushin Il-76
Comparable aircraft Boeing KC-135
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