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The IL-62 is a long-range turbojet passenger airliner. For many years this airplane remained the flag aircraft of the national
air fleet. This airplane is able to perform flights in adverse weather conditions, at all latitudes and at any time of the day.
The IL-62 was certified to fly in accordance with Standards for Airworthiness of the ICAO for civil aircraft. The IL-62 began
its regular domestic and international flights on the Aeroflot routes in September 1967. Airplane configuration with four
engines placed in the rear part of the fuselage, rational "pure" wing shape with the effective wing aerodynamic
devices ensured the optimal flight, take-off and landing characteristics, decreased the noise level inside the cabin, increased
the passenger comfort level. The flight control navigation equipment, automatic control system, unique manual control system
for a jumbo size aircraft combined with a multiple redundancy system of aggregates and the main parameters control system
ensured the airplane high reliability and operational safety.
In 1977 this airplane set up five world records for flight speed and range.
On January 2, 1963 the airplane performed its maiden flight.
Test pilot of the airplane was V.K. Kokkinaki.
Aircraft
IL-18D •
IL-62M •
IL-86 •
IL-96-300 •
IL-96-400
