Second Russian Il-76TD military transport aircraft brings unknown cargo to Venezuela

The aircraft is capable of transporting up to 46 tons of equipment and weapons

The second in a week Russian military transport aircraft Il-76TD landed in Venezuela with an unknown cargo on board. The vessel is owned by the airline "Aviacon Zitotrans".

Il-76TD
Il-76TD

The aircraft arrived in Caracas from Mauritania, the contents on board are unknown. As a reminder, "Aviacon Zitotrans" has been on the US sanctions list since January 2023.

Il-76TD is a ramp-equipped air freighter, created as a military transport aircraft. In civil commercial aviation, the Il-76TD is mainly used for the transportation of industrial equipment, self-propelled vehicles, and any dangerous goods.

The vessel is equipped with a rear ramp with a lifting capacity of up to 30 tons, two onboard cranes, and two winches. Maximum payload is 46 tons, flight range with a payload of 40 tons is 3,900 km, flight crew is 5 people.

Earlier www1.ru reported that "Burevestnik" turned out to be more dangerous than it initially seemed.

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