PAF IL76 in Riyadh.

[Last Hope]

Assalam u Alaikum and greetings.

Just a few minutes ago, I came from Riyadh Air Base (Saudi Arabia).
I happened to see an PAF IL76 (Rear view) taxiing alongside the runway, and it seems as if it landed. I saw it for hardly a minute or so, hence couldn't get the Serial number.

Half a dozen of R.S.A.F PC9 (Trainers, which usually fly over Riyadh) were seen circling the Air base, for around 10-15 minutes. It seemed as if other jets were going to land shortly. Too sad I had to leave by the time

I wasn't supposed to take any pictures of it, or else I would. Seems like the IL-76 is now in KSA after its last sight in Sri Lanka. Anyone here (expecting fatman17 and Aeronaut) tell me what are they up to? Do they want the IL-76 to complete a world tour?

It seemed to have just arrived, rest would be in tomorrow's paper I guess.

Take Care.

 

[Machoman]

thanks for report "Last hope", this is our correspondent live from Riyadh ladies and gentlemen, for more update please keep coming and reading this thread. until next time take care and Allah Hafiz............lol

 

[fatman17]

routine trips are made all the time by airforce transports. PAF personnel are based in KSA. so the IL-76 may be dropping off some 'mithai' (sweets)

 

[Last Hope]

routine trips are made all the time by airforce transports. PAF personnel are based in KSA. so the IL-76 may be dropping off some 'mithai' (sweets)

They didn't even meet me!
And I have met F-16 pilots here, they just keep coming to train the R.S.A.F.

 

[shanixee]

thanks for report "Last hope", this is our correspondent live from Riyadh ladies and gentlemen, for more update please keep coming and reading this thread. until next time take care and Allah Hafiz............lol

LOL YOUR RIGHT...HAHAHAHAHA

 

[Najam Khan]

It looks like a normal visit, could be transferring Super Mushshak components from PAC. RSAF pilots are lucky to have pilots from professional air forces(USAF/RAF/PAF) exchanging their experience with them. Al-Saqoor-I/II are good examples too.

Both PAF and RSAF send pilots to participate in military courses, the people you met will be on similar assignment!

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

No need to worry just moving some nuclear weapons into Saudia nothing to watch

 

[Mani2020]

Assalam u Alaikum and greetings.

Just a few minutes ago, I came from Riyadh Air Base (Saudi Arabia).
I happened to see an PAF IL76 (Rear view) taxiing alongside the runway, and it seems as if it landed. I saw it for hardly a minute or so, hence couldn't get the Serial number.

Half a dozen of R.S.A.F PC9 (Trainers, which usually fly over Riyadh) were seen circling the Air base, for around 10-15 minutes. It seemed as if other jets were going to land shortly. Too sad I had to leave by the time

I wasn't supposed to take any pictures of it, or else I would. Seems like the IL-76 is now in KSA after its last sight in Sri Lanka. Anyone here (expecting fatman17 and Aeronaut) tell me what are they up to? Do they want the IL-76 to complete a world tour?

It seemed to have just arrived, rest would be in tomorrow's paper I guess.

Take Care.

routine trips are made all the time by airforce transports. PAF personnel are based in KSA. so the IL-76 may be dropping off some 'mithai' (sweets)

correction its il-78

 

[nomi007]

1st of its not il-76
it was il-78 midas

 

[ThunderCat]

1st of its not il-76
it was il-78 midas

It might be Il-76 as per family just like airbus 321 belongs to the airbus 320 family.

 

[Birbal]

correction its il-78

1st of its not il-76
it was il-78 midas

Not much of a difference really. The differences between the Il-78 and any Il-76 variant is no bigger than the difference between many Il-76 variants.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

I never knew PAF also operated IL-76. A veritable beast and a symbol of excellence of Russian engineering.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

I never knew PAF also operated IL-76. A veritable beast and a symbol of excellence of Russian engineering.

IL-78MP tanker/transport version.

 

[Mani2020]

Not much of a difference really. The differences between the Il-78 and any Il-76 variant is no bigger than the difference between many Il-76 variants.

Still both are for different purposes and have different names, it was necessary to correct him rather than him being fed by ambiguous information . Anyways it might help you

"There were plans early on to use the Il-76 as a tanker, but the initial versions didn't have the lift capacity to do the job. The development of the uprated Il-76MD made a tanker variant more attractive, leading to authorization of a development program. The sole "Il-78" tanker prototype performed its initial flight on 26 June 1983, with OKB test pilot V.S. Belousov at the controls. The variant proved satisfactory, leading to introduction to VVS service in 1987. The type was given the NATO codename of "Midas".

The Il-78 tanker featured three hose-drum units (HDUs), with one under each wing and one on a stub pylon on the left side of the tail. The HDUs were built by the Zvezda organization and designated "UPAZ-1", where "UPAZ" stood for "unifitseerovanniy podvesnoy agregaht zahprahvki" or "standard suspended [external] refueling unit". The UPAZ-1 was basically a stock item that could also be carried by tactical aircraft for buddy tanker operations. Each HDU was in the form of a square-section pod with a conical nose. The nose cone retracted inward to admit airflow to drive a ram-air turbine for the fuel pump, and there were red-green-yellow "traffic lights" on the rear of the pod to communicate with pilots of client aircraft. The HDUs had a high fuel flow rate of 2,500 liters per minute (660 US gallons per minute).

The HDUs could be easily detached, and Il-78s have been observed with the wing HDUs removed. The tail HDU installation looked like a clear improvisation, but it permitted installation of a centerline refueling point without demanding major structural changes to the aircraft. Early production featured the centerline pod mounted directly on the rear stub wing, but later production featured the pod hung off a pylon beneath the stub wing -- apparently to reduce the effects of turbulence on the refueling hose.

Although the UPAZ-1 HDUs could draw fuel from the aircraft's fuel system, two large fuel tanks could be pallet-mounted inside the aircraft's cargo bay to support tanker operations. A fuel dump system was fitted to the aircraft to allow the tanks to be drained in case of an emergency. The cargo-bay fuel tanks could be pulled to allow the aircraft to be used in the transport role. While the HDUs were controlled from the cockpit by the flight engineer, the tail cannon position was used as an observing post, with another "traffic light" array on the back of the turret where the cannon used to be, plus periscopes under the position staring forward to allow the observer to keep an eye on the HDUs. The aircraft was fitted with a transponder to help clients find it.

The Il-78 was followed by a dedicated tanker variant, the "Il-78M", which could not be used as cargolifter. The Il-78M had three cargo-bay fuel tanks instead of two, and the rear cargo doors were replaced by a fixed fairing. All had the stub wing / pylon mounting scheme for the centerline HDU. The Il-78M retained the "Midas" NATO codename, though some sources have identified the Il-78 as the "Midas-A" and the Il-78M as the "Midas-B"."

Source :The Ilyushin Il-76

 

[nomi007]

post also picture