Ilyushin Il-4


Type: Long Range Bomber
Origin: Ilyushin
Crew: Three
Models: Il-4
First Flight: 1938
Service Delivery: Late 1939
Final Delivery: 1944
Production: 5,256

Powerplant:
Early:
    Model: M-87A
    Type: Air-Cooled radial
    Number: Two      Horsepower: N/A

Later:
    Model: M-88B
    Type: Air-Cooled radial
    Number: Two      Horsepower: 1,100 hp

Dimensions:
Wing Span: 70 ft. 4¼ in. (21.44m)
Length: 48 ft. 6¾ in. (14.80m)
Height: 13 ft. 5½ in. (4.10m)
Wing Area: 717.98 sq. ft. (66.70m²)
  Weights:
Empty: 12,787 lb (5,800 kg)
Loaded: 24,912 lb (11,300 kg)

Performance:
Max. Speed: 267 mph (430 kph) at 21,980 ft.
Service Ceiling: 31,825 ft. (9700m)
Range: 2,361 miles (3800 km)

Armament:
One 12.7mm and two 7.62mm machine guns.

Payload:
2,205 lb. (1000 kg) of bombs internally.
Or
5,512 lb. (2500 kg) of bombs internally & externally.

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Sources:
The Complete Encyclodepia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5