Russian Aerospace Forces’ Il-76 Military Transport Aircraft Arrived At Machulishchy Airfield

IL-76 is designed to transport troops, equipment and cargo.

Yesterday, on May 5, military aviation activity was recorded on the territory of Belarus. Thus, air activity was observed at the airfields “Machulishchy” and “Baranavichy”, according to the Belarusian Hayun Telegram channel.

Flights of planes and helicopters of the Air Force of Belarus and the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation were recorded.

It was the Il-76 military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (RA-76538) that arrived at the Machulishchy airfield.

IL-76 is designed to transport equipment and cargo for various purposes. The aircraft is capable of delivering, depending on the modification, loads with a maximum weight of 28-60 tons over a distance of 3,600-4,200 km with a cruising speed of 770-800 km/h.