User Guide

RECOGNITION GUIDE 39
IL-76MD Candid
Recognition features:
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4 large slender turbo-fan engines
mounted on forward-projecting
under-wing pylons with 'clam
shell' thrust reversing exhaust
outlets to rear
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swept high-wing configuration,
large downward sloping tapered
wings with large underwing flaps
and projecting supporting fins
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large slender circular-section
main fuselage bulging at wing
junction, gently upward curving
tail section tapering to rear tail
gun turret, with large rear hinged
loading ramp to cargo hold
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curved sponson arrangement on
lower central fuselage with
additional main undercarriage pod
on underbelly
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swept T-tail configuration with
large forward rectangular
sectioned projection atop
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distinctive smoothly rounded
tapering nose section
incorporating glazed observation
station, large radome section and
wrap-around glazed cockpit
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retractable undercarriage with 16
fixed main wheels arranged on 4
axles at rear and 4 co-axial
steerable nose wheels
Decoys:
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chaff
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flares
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
Game notes:
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radar symbol:
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ground radar priority: medium
Type: Heavy-lift