Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik



Type: Ground Attack
Origin: Ilyushin
Crew: Two
First Flight: October 12, 1940
Service Delivery: May 1941
Final Delivery: 1944
Production: 36,163

Powerplant:
Il-2 Type 3:
    Model: Mikulin AM-38F
    Type: Liquid cooled piston engine
    Number: One      Horsepower: 1,720 hp

Dimensions:
Wing Span: 47 ft. 10¾ in. (14.60m)
Length: 38 ft. 2½ in. (11.65m)
Height: 13 ft. 8 in. (4.17m)
Wing Area: 414.42 sq. ft. (38.50m²)

Weights:
Empty: 9,976 lb (4525 kg)
Loaded: 14,021 lb (6360 kg)
  Performance:
Max. Speed: 255 mph (410 kph) at 4,920 ft.
Service Ceiling: 14,845 ft. (4525m)
Range: 475 miles (765 km)

Armament:
Two 23mm VYa cannon mounted in wings.
Two 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns mounted in wings.
One 12.7mm UBT machine gun in rear cockpit.

Payload:
Four 220 lb. (100 kg) bombs carried internally.
Two 220 lb. (100 kg) bombs carried under fuselage.
Or
Two 551 lb (250kg) bombs carried under fusealge.
Or
Eight RS-82 rockets or Four RS-132 rockets under outer wing panels.

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