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Established in 1934, the Ilyushin design bureau is one of the best-known Soviet/Russian aircraft design companies. Over the years the Ilyushin OKB has developed aircraft for widely varying roles. Its first aircraft to achieve production status, the DB-3 bomber, entered service in 1936. The IL-2 (Shturmovik) armoured attack aircraft brought Ilyushin well-earned fame this aircraft was used with considerable success during World War 2. Ilyushins involvement with combat aircraft continued with the experimental IL-22 four-jet bomber of 1946 and the extremely successful IL-28 tactical bomber of 1947 - the Soviet counterpart of the English Electric Canberra. However, it was those years that marked the bureaus transition to transport aircraft from the twin-engined IL-12 of 1945 developed as a DC-3 replacement, followed by many successful aircraft, including the four-turboprop IL-18 airliner (1957), the four-turbofan long-haul IL-62 (1961), the IL-76 military/civil freighter (1971) and the first Soviet wide-body airliner, the IL-86 of 1976. The company has also moved into general aviation with the IL-103 four-seater. This book presents the full history of this famous organisation and the ai

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Author

Yefim Gordon; E. Gordon; Dmitriy Komissarov; Sergey Komissarov

Publisher

Midland; Midland Publishing Ltd.

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781857801873

Category

history

Subjects

Engineering, History, Technology

Rating

4.8 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14