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Country of Origin. CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft.
C-141B Starlifter,
C-5 Galaxy,
C-17A Globemaster III.
Crew. Seven.
Role. Heavy-transport, cargo (tanks, guns, and other equipment).
Armament. Rear gun turret on military model.
Dimensions. Length: 152 ft, 10 in (46.6 m). Span: 165 ft, 8 in (50.6 m).
Wings. High-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips. Slight negative
slant.
Engine(s). Four turbofans mounted on pylons under and extending beyond wings’ leading edges.
Fuselage. Long, round, and tapering to the rear. Rounded nose with radome on the chin. Bottom portion of nose glassed-in. Flush cockpit.
Tail. Flats swept-back, tapered, and high-mounted on a swept-back, tapered tail fin forming a
“T”.
CIS, Cuba, Iraq, India, Libya, Syria.
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| Updated: 03 February 2008 |
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Born 04 September 2000 |