IL-76 RDPL-34163

Americansoldier15U

I am trying to find some info on the 2 IL-76TDs I saw at Manas International in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. I was able to catch the registration of one of them, it was RDPL-34163

however, the 2nd one i couldnt get a good angle on as we taxiied out

it looks to have the same livery, which looks very close to a normal soviet livery.

the other thing i dont understand is the registration of RDPL-XXXXX. What is the origin of the RDPL part of the registration? is it something to do with military?

thanks for any help

Helicopterfriend

After checking the internet, I found the following information regarding the ship you have the number for, it's registered to:

Laos People's Democratic Republic. RDPL stands for "République Démocratique Populaire du Laos". I found no other information on this ship, however there are some pictures of other Il-76 on Airliners.net

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cx=partner-pub-8297169501225184%3Aa05n2n-tzky&q=Il-76+RDPL&sa=Submit&search_field=datedesc&siteurl=www.airliners.net%252F&sort_order=photo_id+desc&page=1&page_limit=15&sid=daa23ae60c7f1fc60693d5c44edb4ea5

Maybe you can build a profile for the ship

Ilyshuin Il-76TD Crew 5-7 Powered by 4 Soloviev model D-30KP Turbofans

Walt

Americansoldier15U

wow very interesting information, thanks! helps a ton! ill work on a profile