CSA Czech Airlines Ilyushin IL-62M OK-JBI LN39-04 CNB2932748 taken on October 12 , 1997 .The Ilyushin Il-62 (Russian: ???????? ??-62 NATO reporting name: Classic) is a Soviet long-range narrow-body jetliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin. As a successor to the popular turboprop Il-18 and with capacity for almost 200 passengers and crew, the Il-62 was the world's largest jet airliner when first flown in 1963.[1] The seventh quad-engined, long-range jet airliner to fly (the predecessors being the De Havilland Comet (1949), Avro Jetliner (1949), Boeing 707 (1954), Douglas DC-8 (1958), Vickers VC10 (1962), and experimental Tupolev Tu-110 (1957)), it was the first such type to be operated by the Soviet Union and a number of allied nations.The Il-62 entered Aeroflot civilian service on 15 September 1967 The Il-62M variant (first flight in 1971, introduced in 1973) has more powerful, more efficient, and quieter Soloviev D-30KU engines and a fin fuel tank. Beneath the skin, the Il-62M has simpler and lighter single-slotted flaps and incremental aerodynamic improvements. Number built 292 (5 prototypes 94 Il-62 193 Il-62M). 193 Ilyushin Il-62M aircraft were built. This number is part of the overall production run of 292 Il-62 aircraft of all variants, which also included 5 prototypes and 94 units of the original Il-62 model.
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