How the Il-62M fits into the Il-62 story
Il-62M is the representative branch of the Ilyushin Il-62 family, capturing the improved branch that defined the family’s later long-haul service.
This page isolates the Il-62M branch of the Ilyushin Il-62 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
1973
Seating
174 to 195
Range
5,400 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The Il-62M is treated as the representative branch because it captures the improved branch that defined the family’s later long-haul service.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- Engines
- Soloviev D-30KU
- Type data
- Service entry
- 1973
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 174 to 195
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 5,400 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.