Footage of a low flight of a heavy Il-76 transport aircraft over Nizhny Novgorod has gone viral on the Web. The plane flew over the heads of residents at an extremely low altitude.
Obviously, the aircraft was heading to one of the airfields within the city. The reason for the flight at an altitude of several hundred meters is unknown.
The Il-76 is the first transport aircraft with turbojet engines in the USSR. It made its first flight in 1971, and deliveries began in 1974. Due to the characteristic shape of the navigator's cabin glazing, it received the nickname "Ulybayka" (Smiley).
A high-mounted wing of moderate sweep with strong mechanization, a fully pressurized fuselage, and a T-shaped tail are distinctive features of the aircraft.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the Russian BEC "Katran" will begin launching kamikaze drones "Skvorets-VMF".
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