Ilyushin Il-6
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The Ilyushin Il-6 was a Soviet long-range bomber and torpedo bomber, designed as a replacement to the Ilyushin Il-4 for Soviet naval aviation. It strongly resembled its predecessor, but was larger, had a pressurised crew accommodation for high-level operations, considerable sweepback on the wing leading edge, and was powered by Charomsky ACh-30B engines.
Tests with the original engines began at the factory on August 7 1943, with V.K. Kokkinaki at the controls, and were then continued at the Gromov Flight Research Institute by test pilots A.N. Grinchik and N.S. Rybko.
In mid-1944, the more powerful ACh-30BF motors were installed, but continuing problems with the powerplants led to the cancellation of the whole project, with only a handful being built.
[edit] Specifications (Il-6)
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 17.38 m (57 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 26.07 m (85 ft 6 in)
- Height: 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 84.8 m² (913 ft²)
- Empty weight: 11,830 kg (26,080 lb)
- Loaded weight: 16,100 kg (35,500 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Charomsky ACh-30BF inline diesel engines, 1,400 kW (1,900 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 464 km/h (250 knots, 288 mph)
- Range: 5,450 km (2,943 nm, 3,390 mi)
- Service ceiling 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 174 m/min (570 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 190 kg/m² (39 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.18 kW/kg (0.11 hp/lb)
Armament
- 3 × 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns
- Up to 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) of bombs or two torpedoes
[edit] References
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[edit] Bibliography
- Gordon, Yefim and Khazanov, Dmitri. Soviet Combat Aircraft of the Second World War, Volume 2: Twin-Engined Fighters, Attack Aircraft and Bombers. Earl Shilton, UK: Midland Publishing Ltd., 2006. ISBN 1-85780-084-2.
- Nowarra, Heinz J. and Duval, G.R. Russian Civil and Military Aircraft, 1884-1969. London: Fountain Press Ltd., 1971. ISBN 0-852-42460-4.
- Stapfer, Hans-Heiri. Ilyushin Il-4 in Action (aircraft number 192). Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., 2004. ISBN 0-89747-471-6.
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