IIyushin II-86 Review

At first (entering service in 1976) the Soviet wide-body IIyushin II-86 looked like a Boeing 707 that had been over-pressurized! In fact it is a very useful machine, ideal for carrying 350 people between icy airports lacking all amenities, and has been described as the Soviet equivalent of the Airbus. It’s bigger than a 707, with a length of 194ft 4in and Kuznets NK-86 engines of 28,660-lb thrust each. This whale of an aircraft has distinctive main landing gears: three four-wheel hogies side-by-side, two folding inward and the middle one forward. On ce on board, passengers carry their baggage and climb one of three airstairs hinged down from below on the left side. On board, they stow their baggage and coats and then climb further stairways to the vast main deck.
In the 1990s the totally new 11-96 will replaces the 86 in production. This has a very efficient wing of much greater span, Soloviev D-90A engines of 35,275 lb thrust with much reduced noise and fuel consumption, and shorter fuselage for up to 300 passengers. With much greater range of some 6,000 miles, the 11-96 is intended for use between big airports, and passengers will go aboard the normal way through doors located at the main-deck level.

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