Aerofax: Ilyushin IL-76 : Russia's Versatile Airlifter

The Soviet Union's answer to the Lockheed Starlifter first flew in 1971 and has since become a familiar sight both in the the military situations for which it was intended, and as a commercial freighter worldwide.

It has also been developed as the Il-78 for aerial refuelling, and in AEW and other versions, all of which are included in this Aerofax Compiled by noted Russian aviation writers and historians from a wealth of first-hand Russian sources, there is not only a full development history and technical description, but a comprehensive history of every evolution of the design and its service.

There are truly extensive tables detailing each aircraft built, with c/n, serial and so on, and detailed notes on every operator, both civil and military, and their fleets.

The extensive Aerofax-style photo coverage, mostly in colour and again from Russian sources, fully illustrates the history of the aircraft and the liveries of its many operators worldwide, plus of course detailed photography of special appeal to the modeller.

This is the first Russian cargo aircraft to be covered in the Aerofax series. The Il-76 is a familiar sight at airports around the world; The book will appeal to both civil airline fans and to the followers of military aviation as the aircraft has both civil and military roles; Many of the colour photographs record the liveries applied to the aircraft by its civil operators around the world; The highly detailed photographic coverage contained in the book will be of great benefit to modellers