Il-60 (02.1960)
Heavy military transport powered by four 8,500-9,500 -ehp turboprops.
MTOW -129,2t.
Its pressurised cargo hold measured 4,0 x 4,0 m in cross-section, had a length of 30 m
(98 ft 5 in) and featured a rear cargo hatch closed by a loading ramp and a three-section
door. The IL-60 was intended for transporting cargoes with a total weight of up to
40 tonnes (88,190 Ib) over a distance of 3,600 km (2,237 miles)according to other sources 4130 km); with a 10-tonne (22,045-lb) payload its range was 8,700 km (5,407 miles) or 400 soldiers with equipment..
Competitors:
KB - Antonov - VT-22 (which eventually emerged as the An-22).
KB - Beriev - Be-16
KB - Tupolev - Tu-115.
KB - Myasischev - M-26 (the second with this designation)
pictures via E.Chernikov "On the 120th anniversary of S.Ilyushin,