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How big is it, really?
The Ilyushin Il-86's wingspan, against things you already know the size of.
The numbers
| Length | 59.54 m |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 48.06 m |
| Height | 15.68 m |
| MTOW | 215,000 kg |
| Range | ≈5,000 km |
| Typical seats | up to 350 |
| Engines | 4 × Kuznetsov NK-86 |
| First flight | 22 December 1976 |
| Built | 106 |
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What makes it different
The Il-86 was the Soviet Union's first widebody, and it solved a uniquely Soviet problem: airports without infrastructure. Passengers boarded up the aircraft's own built-in airstairs into the lower deck, hung their coats, stowed their own luggage on racks, then climbed internal staircases to the cabin, no jet bridges, no baggage handlers required.
It carried up to 350 people on trunk routes across the USSR for a quarter century, reliable and universally short on range, its engines were thirsty enough that Moscow to Havana needed multiple stops. Only 106 were built.
Airline service ended around 2011. A few airframes soldier on with the Russian military as the Il-80 'doomsday' airborne command posts, the Il-86's strangest legacy.
Ilyushin Il-86, the short answers
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Who flies the Ilyushin Il-86
No current operators, this aircraft's flying days are over. The operators of record are below.