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Il-2 Heavy single-seat attack aircraft

Il-2 Heavy single-seat attack aircraft. First flight: 1940 © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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Technical specifications

DESIGNER ΟΚΒ Ilyushin
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Heavy attack aircraft
CREW 1
POWER-PLANT One piston engine Mikulin AΜ-38
Power, h.p. 1x1.665
DIMENSIONS  
Length, m 11,60
Height, m 4,17
Wing span, m 14,60
Wing area, m2 38,50
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg -
Normal take-off, kg 5.310
Empty aircraft, kg 3.990
Internal fuel, kg -
Warload, kg up to 600
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 450
Max speed in low height, km/h 433
Cruising speed, km/h -
Range, km 638
Combat range, km -
Service ceiling, m 7.800
Rate of climb, m/min 625
Maximum overload, g -
ARMAMENT Two 23 mm cannons Vya-23 or two 20 mm cannons ShVAK, two 7,62 mm machine-gun ShKAS, 8x rockets RO-82 or RO-132.





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