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Ilyushin IL-2

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The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik was a ground-attack aircraft produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. With 36,183 units of the Il-2 produced during the war, and in combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 42,330 were built, making it the single most produced military aircraft design in aviation history, as well as one of the most produced piloted aircraft in history along with the American postwar civilian Cessna 172 and the Soviet Union's own then-contemporary Polikarpov Po-2 Kukuruznik multipurpose biplane.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Messersmitt BF 109 E-4
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 37.2ft (11.3m)
  • Length 40.7ft (12.4m)
  • Height 14.1ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 14,059lbs (6,377kg)
  • Loaded Weight 19,898lbs (9,025kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.251
  • Wing Loading 23.6lbs/ft2 (115.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 842.4ft2 (78.3m2)
  • Drag Points 6494

Parts

  • Number of Parts 180
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 707