Ilyushin Il-76
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The Ilyushin Il-76 is a Soviet-designed four-engine strategic airlifter widely used for military transport, humanitarian aid, and commercial cargo operations.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilyushin Il-76 canonical | 7 |
| Il-76 | 6 |
| Il-76 Candid | 1 |
| Il-76MD | 1 |
| Il-76MD-90A | 1 |
| Il-76MF | 1 |
| Il-76TD | 1 |
| Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft | 1 |
| Ilyushin Il-76 transport airframe | 1 |
| Ilyushin Il-76MD | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2911874 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilyushin Il-76 Context triple: [Military Transport Aviation, aircraftOperated, Ilyushin Il-76]
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A.
Ilyushin Il-96 (historically)
The Ilyushin Il-96 is a Russian long-range, wide-body airliner introduced in the late 1980s and used primarily for intercontinental passenger and VIP transport.
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B.
Antonov An-124 Ruslan
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a large Soviet-designed strategic airlift cargo aircraft renowned for its heavy-lift capability and use in both military and commercial operations worldwide.
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C.
Antonov An-22
The Antonov An-22 is a Soviet-era, four-engine turboprop strategic airlifter that was once the world’s largest aircraft, designed to carry heavy and oversized military and cargo loads over long distances.
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D.
Ilyushin Il-18
The Ilyushin Il-18 is a Soviet-era four-engine turboprop airliner known for its long-range capability, durability, and extensive use by Eastern Bloc airlines and military operators during the Cold War.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-114 airliner
The Tupolev Tu-114 airliner is a Soviet long-range turboprop passenger aircraft, renowned for being one of the fastest and largest propeller-driven airliners ever built and for serving prestigious international routes during the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ilyushin Il-76 Target entity description: The Ilyushin Il-76 is a Soviet-designed four-engine strategic airlifter widely used for military transport, humanitarian aid, and commercial cargo operations.
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A.
Ilyushin Il-96 (historically)
The Ilyushin Il-96 is a Russian long-range, wide-body airliner introduced in the late 1980s and used primarily for intercontinental passenger and VIP transport.
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B.
Antonov An-124 Ruslan
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a large Soviet-designed strategic airlift cargo aircraft renowned for its heavy-lift capability and use in both military and commercial operations worldwide.
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C.
Antonov An-22
The Antonov An-22 is a Soviet-era, four-engine turboprop strategic airlifter that was once the world’s largest aircraft, designed to carry heavy and oversized military and cargo loads over long distances.
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D.
Ilyushin Il-18
The Ilyushin Il-18 is a Soviet-era four-engine turboprop airliner known for its long-range capability, durability, and extensive use by Eastern Bloc airlines and military operators during the Cold War.
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E.
Tupolev Tu-114 airliner
The Tupolev Tu-114 airliner is a Soviet long-range turboprop passenger aircraft, renowned for being one of the fastest and largest propeller-driven airliners ever built and for serving prestigious international routes during the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet aircraft
ⓘ
cargo aircraft ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ strategic airlifter ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | four-engine jet ⓘ |
| cargoLoading | rear ramp and door system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | around 750 km/h ⓘ |
| derivativeOf | Ilyushin Il-76 prototype series ⓘ |
| designedFor |
operations from short airstrips
ⓘ
operations from unpaved runways ⓘ |
| developedIn | late 1960s ⓘ |
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Soviet Air Forces ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1971-03-25 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
pressurized cargo hold
ⓘ
rear loading ramp ⓘ retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Il-76MD
ⓘ
linked to:
Ilyushin Il-76
Il-76MD-90A ⓘ
linked to:
Ilyushin Il-76
Il-76MF ⓘ
linked to:
Ilyushin Il-76
Il-76TD ⓘ
linked to:
Ilyushin Il-76
Il-78 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1974 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ilyushin Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | around 190000 kg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy-lift capability
ⓘ
operations in remote and austere environments ⓘ wide use in Soviet and Russian military logistics ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
cargo transport
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ |
| range | approximately 4200 km with max payload ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| typicalCargoCapacity | 40000 kg ⓘ |
| usedAs |
aerial refueling tanker in Il-78 variant
ⓘ
airborne command post in some variants ⓘ airborne early warning platform in A-50 variant ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Indian Air Force
ⓘ
People's Liberation Army Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Air Force
Russian Air Force ⓘ Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ various civilian cargo airlines ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial cargo operations
ⓘ
disaster relief operations ⓘ humanitarian aid missions ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ilyushin Il-76 Description of subject: The Ilyushin Il-76 is a Soviet-designed four-engine strategic airlifter widely used for military transport, humanitarian aid, and commercial cargo operations.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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