The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik was a ground-attack aircraft produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War.
| Role |
Attacker |
|---|---|
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Ilyushin |
| First flight | 2 October 1939 |
| Introduction | 1941 |
| Retired | 1954 (Bulgarian Air Force & Yugoslav Air Force) |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Force
|
| Produced | 1941–1945 |
| Number built | 36,183 |
| Variants | Ilyushin Il-10 |
Specifications (Il-2M3)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.65 m (38 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 14.60 m (47 ft 11 in)
- Height: 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in) (tail up)
- Wing area: 38.50 m2 (414.4 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 4,425 kg (9,755 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 6,360 kg (14,021 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 730 L (190 US gal; 160 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mikulin AM-38F liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,280 kW (1,720 hp) (takeoff power),1,100 kW (1,500 hp) at 750 m (2,460 ft)
- Propellers: 3-bladed AV-57-158 variable-pitch propeller, 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 410 km/h (250 mph, 220 kn) at 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
- Range: 765 km (475 mi, 413 nmi) at 275 km/h (171 mph; 148 kn) and 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
- Endurance: 2.75 hr
- Service ceiling: 4,525 m (14,846 ft) (service ceiling), 6,360 m (20,870 ft) (absolute ceiling)
- Time to altitude: 15 min to 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament
- Guns:
- 2 × fixed forward-firing 23×152mm VYa-23 cannons, 150 rounds per gun
- 2 × fixed forward-firing 7.62×54mmR ShKAS machine guns, 750 rounds per gun
- 1 × manually aimed 12.7×108mm Berezin UBT machine gun in rear cockpit, 300 rounds
- Rockets:
- 8× RS-82 rockets or
- 4× RS-132 rockets
- Bombs:
- 6× 100 kg (220 lb) bombs in wing bomb-bays and underwing or
- 4× dispensers for 48 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) PTAB anti-armour bombs (192 total) in wing bays
1872452 – Airworthy with the Wings of Victory Foundation in Moscow. It was recovered in 2015 from the bottom of a lake near Murmansk and restored by Aviarestoration on a commission from UAC.
Photos Rob Vogelaar
