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Ilyushin Il-76T · Z-WTV · Avient Aviation

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Ilyushin Il-76T

IL76-73410279Unknown
RegistrationZWZ-WTV
Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photographWhat does this badge mean?A freely licensed photograph by Bob Adams from George, South Africa shows this registration on a Il-76T.It documents that the aircraft existed with that identity, but it is not a check against the official register: the photo does not show the serial number.How we verify
OperatorAvient Aviation
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0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
4photos

Ilyushin Il-76T built in 1977.

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Old · 49 years · ≈ 88,200 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerIlyushin
Engines4×
PropulsionJet
First flight1977
Country of registrationZimbabue
OwnerAvient
MSN73410279
VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by Bob Adams from George, South Africa showing this registration on a Il-76T

The model · Ilyushin Il-76

Figures for the Il-76TD variant, the most representative of the family

Length46.6 m153 ft
Wingspan50.5 m166 ft
Height14.8 m48 ft
Range4,400 km2,376 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed780 km/h421 ktMach 0.73
Service ceiling13,000 m42,651 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight190,000 kg418,878 lb
Maximum payload97,500 kg214,950 lb
Endurance5 h 38 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 4,400 km range, from Ketchikan it could fly non-stop as far as:

ATLAtlanta4,340 kmYYZToronto3,874 kmDFWDallas-Fort Worth3,661 kmORDChicago3,471 kmLAXLos Angeles2,593 km
Beyond its rangeJFKNew York4,460 km

The type first flew in 1971 (55 years ago) · About 960 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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current operatorAvient Aviation airline network
Base
KTNKetchikan
Main destinations
CGAHYLKLWKlawockKTBKWFMTM

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1977
Built
Assembled by Ilyushin.

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Gallery

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BibTeX

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