Ilyushin Il-86
| Ilyushin Il-86 Илью́шин Ил-86 | |
|---|---|
| An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-86 in 2005 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Wide-body airliner |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Designer | Ilyushin |
| Built by | Voronezh Aircraft Production Association |
| Status | Retired from passenger service, in service with the Russian Air Force |
| Primary users | Aeroflot (Former) |
| Number built | 106 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1976–1991 |
| Introduction date | December 26, 1980 |
| First flight | December 22, 1976 |
| Variants | Ilyushin Il-80 |
| Developed into | Ilyushin Il-96 |
The Ilyushin Il-86 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-86; NATO reporting name: Camber) is a retired 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.
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; 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.