E-4 NOAC vs Il-80
| American advanced airborne command post, launched during the Cold War, extensively employed for national emergency operations. |
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| Origin country |
🇺🇸 United States
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| Category |
Military Special Mission Aircraft |
| Manufacturer |
Boeing |
| First flight |
1 January 1980 |
| Year of introduction |
1974 |
| Number produced |
4 units
|
| Average unit price |
$223 million
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| 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
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| Category |
Military Special Mission Aircraft |
| Manufacturer |
Ilyushin |
| First flight |
5 March 1987 |
| Year of introduction |
1992 |
| Number produced |
4 units
|
| Average unit price |
$-- million
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| Wing area |
510.0 m²
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| Wingspan |
59.7 m
◉
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| Height |
19.3 m
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| Length |
70.5 m
◉
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| Maximum speed |
969 km/h
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| Operational range |
12,600 km
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| Service ceiling |
13,716 m
◉
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| Max. takeoff weight |
374,850 kg
◉
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| Empty weight |
190,000 kg
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| Total thrust |
4 x 23,814 kgf
◉
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| Wing area |
-- m²
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| Wingspan |
48.1 m
◉
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| Height |
-- m
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| Length |
59.5 m
◉
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| Maximum speed |
-- km/h
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| Operational range |
-- km
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| Service ceiling |
11,000 m
◉
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| Max. takeoff weight |
208,000 kg
◉
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| Empty weight |
-- kg
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| Total thrust |
4 x 13,000 kgf
◉
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Photo of Il-80 by Dmitry Terekhov.