E-6 Mercury TACAMO vs Il-80
American command-and-control aircraft, operative during the Cold War era, kept primarily for communications with U.S. nuclear forces. | |
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Origin country | 🇺🇸 United States |
Category | Military Special Mission Aircraft |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
First flight | 19 February 1987 |
Year introduced | 1989 |
Number produced | 16 units |
Average unit price | $141 million |
Soviet airborne command post, designed during the Cold War, most notably deployed in strategic air command scenarios. | |
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Origin country | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR |
Category | Military Special Mission Aircraft |
Manufacturer | Ilyushin |
First flight | 5 March 1987 |
Year introduced | 1992 |
Number produced | 4 units |
Average unit price | $-- million |
Wingspan | 45.2 m â—‰ |
Height | 12.9 m |
Length | 45.8 m â—‰ |
Maximum speed | 966 km/h |
Operational range | 12,000 km |
Service ceiling | 12,192 m â—‰ |
Max. takeoff weight | 155,128 kg â—‰ |
Total thrust | 4 x 11,213 kgf â—‰ |
Wingspan | 48.1 m â—‰ |
Height | -- m |
Length | 59.5 m â—‰ |
Maximum speed | -- km/h |
Operational range | -- km |
Service ceiling | 11,000 m â—‰ |
Max. takeoff weight | 208,000 kg â—‰ |
Total thrust | 4 x 13,000 kgf â—‰ |
Performance Radar Chart
Photo of Il-80 by Dmitry Terekhov.