Il-2 (1943)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Il-2_%281943%29
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Il-2_Sturmovik
gptkbp:armament gptkb:rocket
machine guns
cannons
gptkbp:combat_role close air support
gptkbp:crew gptkb:musical
gptkbp:debut_year 1941
gptkbp:design gptkb:Mikhail_Gurevich
gptkbp:engine gptkb:M-105
1,100 hp
gptkbp:features heavy armor
low-wing monoplane
armored cockpit
self-sealing fuel tanks
retractable landing gear
high payload capacity
large bomb load
twin-seat variant
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1940
gptkbp:height 3.8 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Il-2 (1943)
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:Bf_109
A-36 Apache
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkbp:landing_gear tailwheel
gptkbp:length 8.6 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:max_speed 400 km/h
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 3,600 kg
gptkbp:nickname Flying Tank
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Navy_Aviation_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkb:Polish_Air_Force
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Army_Aviation
gptkbp:number_built over 36,000
gptkbp:production_years 1941-1945
gptkbp:range 600 km
gptkbp:retirement_year 1950s
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:service_ceiling 6,000 m
gptkbp:service_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services 1941-1950s
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Il-10
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Il-2_M
gptkb:Il-2_M3
Il-2 (1943 model)
gptkbp:wing_area 30 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 14.6 m