This massive beast is an Ilyushin IL-76TD! It belongs to Silk Way Cargo of Azerbaijan. The crew were kind enough to let us have a bit of a tour... All 9 of them. That's right, 9 people on the crew.
- Captain
- First Officer
- Flight Engineer
- Radio Operator
- Navigator
- Load Master (x2)
- Aircraft Engineer (x2)
From the Outside ready to unload their cargo. After this is was off to Kandahar then back to Baku, Azerbaijan.
Navigator's panel in the "Chin" of the aircraft.
The hooded screen on the left is the weather radar, in the center is the Doppler Radar for mapping.
Captain Jay under the chin.
The Flight Deck from the Flight Engineer Seat
The Relatively Simple Overhead Panel
The Radio Operators Station
I "Upgraded"
The Cargo - 2 vans (The payload is 100,000 lbs)
Overhead Cranes Built In
As old as it looks... Built in 1990
The Massive Engines
20 Tires Holding This Big Girl Up (Some Looking Pretty Bald)
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