Boeing C-17 and Ilyushin Il-76 Jet Aircraft

Keeping in mind that bush planes come in all sizes and shapes and, that by definition bush planes are operated in remote locations out of small strips, the Boeing C-17 and Ilyushin Il-76 are the largest bush planes in the world. Admittedly, they are a far stretch from what most people would consider bush planes, but these aircraft jet have both seen their fair share of rugged and remote areas. Bottom line, if a person (or more likely, organization) needs to haul a ton of cargo or passengers to an incredibly remote location, the C-17 and Il-76 are the only practical airplanes available. Other, even larger planes arguably fit this category (such as the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and Antonov An-225 Myria), but neither plane has operated in as rugged and remote locations as the Boeing and Ilyushin jet aircraft.

These are both very large aircraft jets (and neither are offered in kit form!). The Boeing C-17 is a newer design and may cease being produced in the next few years (depending on whether Boeing obtains new orders). The Ilyusion dates from the late 60s and is still in production in Uzbekistan.

These jet aircraft are literally capable of hauling battle tanks and are included in this website only for general interest. The organizations operating these jet aircraft are well-aware of their need for such an aircraft and even though bush-planes.com is a world-renowned and mighty website, it is doubtful anyone will decide they need a C-17 or Il-76 because they looked like the right plane for their job based on this website.

Watch this US Air Force C-17 perform a combat airlift from a remote Afghani airfield. After takeoff the C-17 stays low to build speed and then pulls up into an incredible rapid climb.

The Boeing C-17 performs outside the combat zone just as well. Watch this short field landing at the Wings over Houston airshow in Texas, USA.

This impressive video features the Ilyushin Il-76 TD fire fighting plane of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry arriving at Nis airport July 25, 2007. The Il-76 has been requested by Serbia to be deployed to help Serbia battled 50 forest fires on what meteorologists predicted would be the hottest day of the year, with the temperature topping 43 degrees Celsius.

This next video features a IL-76 landing in Khartoum, Sudan in Africa.

Watch this IL-76 on a low pass in Antarctica.

This is a rare video clip about a day in the life of a soviet bomber crew flying the massive Tupolev 95. The "Bear" is the world's fastest propeller driven aircraft powered by four 14,795 shp engines driving counterrotating propellers. Other aircraft in this clip are a Il-76 Midas tanker and a couple Norwegian F-16's. Watch this IL-76 refuel the TU-95 Bear.

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