Ilyushin Il-20
The Ilyushin Il-20 was a Soviet prototype for a heavily armored ground-attack aircraft to replace the Ilyushin Il-10. It featured a number of innovative concepts including a cockpit mounted on top of the engine, directly behind the propeller, and wing-mounted autocannon that could be adjusted on the ground to fire level or depressed 23° to allow the aircraft to strafe ground targets while remaining in level flight. However it was slower than the Il-10, and its M-47 engine was problematic in flight tests in 1948–49. It was not placed into production. The test pilots called the aircraft the Gorbach (Hunchback).
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- Manufacturer
- Ilyushin
- Category
- Attack aircraft
- First flight
- 1948-12-05
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 278 kt
- Max speed
- 278 kt
- Range
- 910 nm
- Service ceiling
- 25,730 ft
- Rate of climb
- 750 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,944 lb
- Empty weight
- 16,535 lb
- Powerplant
- M-47
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 44.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 50.4 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.