Ilyushin Il-96

Ilyushin Il-96

This is one of those things that creep up on you unawares. My first glance at the picture tells me I'm looking at another modern airliner made by Boeing or Airbus, but then I notice the Cyrillic writing and I check the caption and find that it is not what I expected, but rather it is a Russian airliner. I knew Russia made airliners, but somehow that knowledge was confined to aircraft made 60 years ago. There is also the IL-76, but it is a dual purpose airplane made to carry people or soldiers.