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The Ilyushin Il-18 (NATO reporting name: Coot) is a large turboprop airliner that became one of the best known Soviet aircraft of its era as well as one of the most popular and durable having first flown in 1957 and still being in civilian use 56 years later. The Il-18 was one of the world’s principal airliners for several decades and was widely exported. Due to the aircraft’s airframe durability many achieved over 45000 flight hours.
