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| Il-78 tanker with 16 on board to make emergency landing near Moscow, circling near airport to use up fuel | |
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| An Ilyushin Il-78 tanker plane with 16 crew members on board is set to conduct an emergency landing at the Zhukovsky airport near Moscow, emergency services have reported. | An Ilyushin Il-78 tanker plane with 16 crew members on board is set to conduct an emergency landing at the Zhukovsky airport near Moscow, emergency services have reported. |
| The plane is currently getting rid of excess fuel before attempting to land, the officials said. | The plane is currently getting rid of excess fuel before attempting to land, the officials said. |
| It was not immediately clear why the tanker requested an emergency landing. According to some reports, it experienced issues with its landing gear after take-off. | It was not immediately clear why the tanker requested an emergency landing. According to some reports, it experienced issues with its landing gear after take-off. |
| The Il-78 is a variant of the Il-76 heavy transport, equipped for in-flight refueling of warplanes. It was developed in the 1980s and is currently operated by the Russian Air Forces as well as some foreign buyers, including China and India. | The Il-78 is a variant of the Il-76 heavy transport, equipped for in-flight refueling of warplanes. It was developed in the 1980s and is currently operated by the Russian Air Forces as well as some foreign buyers, including China and India. |
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