GENERAL DATA
Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft: C-141B Starlifter, C-5 Galaxy, C-17A Globemaster III.
Crew: Seven.
Role: Heavy-transport, cargo (tanks, guns, and other equipment).
Armament: Rear gun turret on military model.
Dimensions: Length: 152 ft, 10 in (46.6 m). Span: 165 ft, 8 in (50.6 m).
DESCRIPTION
Wings: High-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips. Slight negative slant.
Engine(s): Four turbofans mounted on pylons under and extending beyond wings' leading edges.
Fuselage: Long, round, and tapering to the rear. Rounded nose with radome on the chin. Bottom portion of nose glassed-in. Flush cockpit.
Tail: Flats swept-back, tapered, and high-mounted on a swept-back, tapered tail fin forming a "T".
USER COUNTRIES
CIS, Cuba, Iraq, India, Libya, Syria.
