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Il-2 Sturmovik

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The Ilyushin Il-2 (Cyrillic: ????´??? ??-2) Sturmovik was a ground-attack aircraft (Cyrillic: ????????´?,Šturmovík) produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. With 36,183 examples 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 themost produced piloted aircraft in history along with the American postwar civilian Cessna 172 and the Soviet Union's own then-contemporaryPolikarpov Po-2 Kukuruznik multipurpose biplane, itself sometimes seen side-by-side with the big armored Ilyushin monoplane on the front lines.To Il-2 pilots, the aircraft was simply the diminutive "Ilyusha". To the soldiers on the ground, it was the "Hunchback", the "Flying Tank" or the "Flying Infantryman". Its postwar NATO reporting name was "Bark". The Il-2 aircraft played a crucial role on theEastern Front. Joseph Stalin paid the Il-2 a great tribute in his own inimitable manner: when a particular production factory fell behind on its deliveries, Stalin sent an angrily-worded cable to the factory manager, stating "They are as essential to the Red Army as air and bread." "I demand more machines. This is my final warning!" 1-5 for SR Rockets 5 for the bombs dont forget to upvote and enjoy!!

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 44.0ft (13.4m)
  • Length 40.2ft (12.3m)
  • Height 13.6ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 6,053lbs (2,745kg)
  • Loaded Weight 27,067lbs (12,277kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.11
  • Wing Loading 33.9lbs/ft2 (165.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 799.4ft2 (74.3m2)
  • Drag Points 4195

Parts

  • Number of Parts 169
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 582
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    Ил-2 Штурмовик in cirillic. Anyway, this plane's really good! The cockpit should be shorter and closer to the nose, but I like it!

    8.2 years ago
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    3,306 FlyingFish1

    @WalrusAircraft Warthunder FTW

    8.2 years ago
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    Stronk airplane!

    8.6 years ago
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    23.9k kaaraabiner

    @Meawk @JacobHardy64 @BigCat thanks!!

    8.6 years ago
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    3,840 BigCat

    Amazing!

    8.6 years ago
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    25.2k JacobHardy64

    Russia Stronk

    8.6 years ago
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    8,758 Meawk

    Yes

    8.6 years ago