Ilyushin is a big name in global aviation. Curiously, one of the company’s passenger planes would eventually be adapted into the Ilyushin Il-80, potentially one of the most significant military aircraft the world has ever seen.
The Il-86 was the result of the Soviet Union’s desire for a larger-capacity airliner to add to its arsenal. In 1969, production began and it became something of a competitor for the venerable Boeing 747, also boasting four engines and space for roughly up to 350, according to Simple Flying. More than 100 of the aircraft served until production ended in the 1990s, but those that remain in use have a very different function today.
In 1985, the Il-80 made what was seemingly its first appearance in the world’s skies, according to Interesting Engineering. An Il-86 modified into a sort of mobile command center, this formidable aircraft is a very different beast.
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