Russia’s Ilyushin Il-76 heavy airlifter made the news this week after the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the aircraft were used to evacuate people from instability-torn Sudan. What’s so special about the plane? What are its characteristics? Why does it have a glass nose? And why do Russian pilots call it the “humpback”? Sputnik explains.
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