Ilyushin Il-86
The Ilyushin Il-86 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-86; NATO reporting name: Camber) is a short- to medium-range wide-body jet airliner that served as the USSR's first wide-bodied aircraft. Designed and tested by the Ilyushin design bureau in the 1970s, it was certified by the Soviet aircraft industry, manufactured and marketed by the USSR.
| Il-86 | |
|---|---|
| An Aeroflot Il-86 at Sheremetyevo International Airport in 2003 | |
| Role | Wide-body airliner |
| Design group | Ilyushin |
| Built by | Voronezh Aircraft Production Association |
| First flight | December 22, 1976 |
| Introduction | December 26, 1980 |
| Status | In limited service |
| Primary users | Aeroflot (Former) Siberia Airlines (Former) Kras Air (Former) Donavia (Former) |
| Produced | 1976–1991 |
| Number built | 106 |
| Developed into | Ilyushin Il-96 |
Developed during the rule of Leonid Brezhnev, the Il-86 was marked by the economic and technological stagnation of the era: it used engines more typical of the late 1960s, spent a decade in development, and failed to enter service in time for the Moscow Olympics, as was originally intended. The type was used by Aeroflot and successor post-Soviet airlines and only three of the total 106 constructed were exported.
At the beginning of 2012, only four Il-86s remained in service, all with the Russian Air Force. By the end of 2020 the number in active service was reduced to three.