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The Pilots Desk
Bombers1940 bomber aircraft prototype by Ilyushin

DB-4

The Ilyushin DB-4 (DB - Дальний бомбардировщик - Dalniy Bombardirovshchik - long-range bomber) or TsKB-56 (TsKB - Tsentral'noye Konstruktorskoye Byuro - central construction bureau) was a Soviet twin-engined bomber aircraft of the early 1940s. It was a development of the Ilyushin DB-3 and was intended as a replacement for the earlier aircraft, but only two prototypes were built; engine problems and the need to concentrate production on existing types following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 meant that no more examples were built.

Summary from Wikipedia licensed under CC BY-SA.

Manufacturer
OKB
Category
Bombers
Country of origin
Soviet Union
First flight
1940-01-01

Specifications

Max speed
270 kt
Range
2,200 nm
Service ceiling
33,000 ft
Max takeoff weight
28,673 lb
Empty weight
16,669 lb
Powerplant
2 × Mikulin AM-37 liquid-cooled V12 engine
Engines
2
Seats
4
Length
58.6 ft
Wingspan
82 ft
Number built
2

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.