Il-10, S.V.Ilyushin 'Beast'

Photo by (Paul Nann) (37k)

D
evelopment of the Il-2, completely redesigned. On low altitude this plane had enough speed and agility to perform active combat again enemy fighters. Used during the final stages of WWII and in Korea.
4966 built in the USSR, and some 1200 more in Czechoslovakia as BB-33.
At the Alexej Gretchihine R.A.P.Monino AF Museum near Moscow; Photo (14k) by John Sloan;
Modifications :
  • Il-10UT - trainer version;
  • Il-10M - late 40's modification;
  • B-33- Czechoslovak license produced Il-10;
  • CB-33- Czechoslovak license produced trainer;
    More Links...
  • Il-10, Ilyushin 'Beast'
  • IL-10 at Virtual Aircraft Museum
  • Il-2 and Il-10 walkaround, Moscow Victory Park Museum;
  • DOO Flightsimulator page by Oleg Devjatkin;
  • Soviet Warbirds
    		• Technical data
    Type Il-10
    Function attack
    Year 1945
    Crew 2
    Engines 1*2000hp Mikulin AM-42
    Wing Span 13.40m
    Length 11.06m
    Height 4.18m
    Wing Area 30m2
    Empty Weight 4680kg
    Maximum Weight 6535kg
    Speed 507km/h (ground?)
    551km/h at 2,800m (loaded)
    Ceiling 7500m
    Range 1000km
    Armament
    Guns 2*g23mm VYa-23
    2*mg7.62mm
    1*mg12.7mm UBK
    Bombs bombs 400kg
    Rockets 4*RS-82 rockets
    Other equipment S13 gun camera in starboard wing
    Modified March 23, 1996
    by Alexandre Savine;    		 Back to
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