FD Scale Aircraft 6

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Post subject: Re: FD Scale Aircraft 6

Posted: October 27th, 2013, 4:11 pm

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@Darth Panda, Cplnew83
Great additions!

Some time ago BB1987 asked me if I could draw this airplane. I wrote him that perhaps I could do it in 3-4 weeks time.
Well, that was in february...

But finally, after much delay, I present You Il-86/-96 family.

Ilyushin Il-86 was Soviet Union's first (and World's third) wide-body airliner. It's development process begun in 1967 and first flown in 1976. A large airliner, capable of carrying 350 passengers, was characterized by capability to be operated from airports with relatively limited capability thanks to additional entrances with in-built stairs on the below deck. Although a very safe and reliable aircraft (10 accidents, including 4 hull-loss, but with only 14 fatalities, and none of them on scheduled passenger flights), it's export prospects suffered due to outdated engines. Ultimately 106 Il-86's were built, but only 3 were exported to China (though after the break-up of Soviet Union many ended in airlines of the newly-independent states). Noise regulations introduced in the Western Countries in the early 21st century led to withdrawal of these planes from the commercial service between 2006-2011.

Because of the insufficient production capacity at the Voronezh aircraft factory, Polish aviation industry had a share in manufacture of Il-86, producing complete tails and parts of wings (around 16% of the plane). There were plans to move whole production of wings to Poland (and potentially further elements (up to 50% of the plane), namely to Mielec, but due political disturbances that started in 1980 we fell out of favor and these plans weren't realized.

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Although the only export order was for 3 planes for China Xinjiang Airlines, producers hoped for much more and intensive promotional campaign was made in allied countries. Most serious candidates for purchase were Poland - as part of the deal related with aircraft's manufacture - and East Germany. But they didn't proceed much further than models carrying liveries of these countries' airlines.
Note: these drawings are also added to the appropriate threads: Polish Wings and East German Airlines in FD Scale.

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Only derivative of the Il-86 was Il-87 (alternative names: Il-80, Il-86VKP) airborne command post. Four such planes were built in mid-1980s as equivalents of USAF's E-4 Doomsday. They were attached to 8 Aviatsionnaya Divizia Krasnoznamennaya Osobovo Naznachenya (8th Special-Purpose Air Division awarded with Order of the Red Banner) stationed at Chkalovsk air base. Today they remain the only Il-86 still in service.
Note: configuration of the antennas and other equipment was evolving over time.

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Ilyushin Il-96 is a development of Il-86 with shorter hull (in basic Il-96-300 variant), but new wing, engines and avionics. First flown in 1988, it entered production in 1993 but so far only 29 were built. Additionaly there exists stretched Il-96-400 variant, but only several were made, and except the prototype all of them in cargo version.

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