Aircraft / Ilyushin
Ilyushin Il-86
A wide-body jet airliner from Ilyushin, first flown in 1976. It typically seats about 350 passengers and can fly up to 3,600 km.
- Maker
- Ilyushin
- Family
- Il-86
- First flight
- 1976
- Typical seats
- 350
- Range
- 3,600 km1,944 nmi
- Length
- 59.5 m
- Engines
- 4 × jet
- Body
- Wide-body
- ICAO type code
- IL86
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Test yourself
1Does the Il-86 fly further or less far than the 737-200?
The Il-86 flies up to 3,600 km, 700 km less than the 737-200.
2Does the Il-86 seat more or fewer passengers than the 737-300?
The Il-86 typically seats 350, 222 more than the 737-300.
3Did the Il-86 first fly later or earlier than the L-1011 TriStar?
The Il-86 first flew in 1976, 6 years later than the L-1011 TriStar.
Similar in size and range
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