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).
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 60.3ft (18.4m)
- Length 43.7ft (13.3m)
- Height 18.5ft (5.7m)
- Empty Weight 11,471lbs (5,203kg)
- Loaded Weight 15,659lbs (7,102kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.319
- Wing Loading 32.2lbs/ft2 (157.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 486.4ft2 (45.2m2)
- Drag Points 8356
Parts
- Number of Parts 86
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 359
Love the plane but it needs paint decals
Why? Why did they design such a thing?
I literally just saw this in a video. You get my upvote.