Ilyushin IL-76 (Candid) vs Lockheed C-141 Starlifter Comparison

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Subjects

Ilyushin IL-76D (Candid)
Strategic Transport / Tanker Aircraft

Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
Strategic Airlifter Transport Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
Soviet Union

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
1975 [Diff.+10 yrs]

YEAR
1965 [Diff.-10 yrs]

CREW
10

CREW
5 to 7

PRODUCTION
960 units [Diff.+675]

PRODUCTION
285 units [Diff.-675]

Dimensions

LENGTH
152.9 ft (46.6 m) [Diff.-15.4 ft]

LENGTH
168.3 ft (51.3 m) [Diff.+15.4 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
165.7 ft (50.5 m) [Diff.+5.8 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
159.9 ft (48.7 m) [Diff.-5.8 ft]

HEIGHT
48.4 ft (14.8 m) [Diff.+9.2 ft]

HEIGHT
39.2 ft (12.0 m) [Diff.-9.2 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Ilyushin IL-76D (Candid)

Lockheed C-141B Starlifter

Weights

EMPTY WT.
202,825 lb (92,000 kg) [Diff.+54,708 lb]

EMPTY WT.
148,118 lb (67,185 kg) [Diff.-54,708 lb]

M.T.O.W.
418,878 lb (190,000 kg) [Diff.+75,883 lb]

M.T.O.W.
342,995 lb (155,580 kg) [Diff.-75,883 lb]

Installed Power

4 x Soloviev D-30KP turbofan engines developing 26,500 lb of thrust each.

4 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofan engines developing 21,000lb of thrust each.

Performance

SPEED
559 mph (900 kph) [Diff.-6 mph]

SPEED
565 mph (910 kph) [Diff.+6 mph]

RANGE
2,734 miles (4,400 km) [Diff.-3,654 miles]

RANGE
6,388 miles (10,280 km) [Diff.+3,654 miles]

CEILING
42,651 ft (13,000 m) [Diff.+1,053 feet]

CEILING
41,598 ft (12,679 m) [Diff.-1,053 feet]

Armament

OPTIONAL:
2 x 23mm twin barrel GSh-23L cannons in tail.

OPTIONAL (some models):
500kg of bombs along four underwing hardpoints.

None. Special Forces models outfitted with defensive countermeasures, FLIR and low-light, low-level flight equipment.

Going Further

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(Ilyushin IL-76 (Candid))

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(Lockheed C-141 Starlifter)

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