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Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik
Ilyushin · Ground Attack · USSR · WWII (1939–1945)
The Ilyushin Il-2 is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War. The word shturmovík, the generic Russian term for a ground-attack aircraft, became a synecdoche for the Il-2 in English sources, where it is commonly rendered Shturmovik, Stormovik and Sturmovik.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- WWII (1939–1945)
- Country
- USSR
- Manufacturer
- Ilyushin
- Operator
- Soviet Air Forces/many
- Primary Role
- Ground Attack
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1941
- Produced
- 36183
- Engine
- Mikulin AM-38F
- Thrust / Power
- 1,720 hp
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 38.1
- Wingspan (ft)
- 47.9
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 9976
- MTOW (lb)
- 14021
- Endurance (hr)
- 2.5
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 19685
- Max Speed (mph)
- 257
- Armament
- 2x 23mm VYa-23; 2x 7.62mm ShKAS; 1x 12.7mm UBT (rear); 8x RS-82/132 rockets; 1,320 lb bombs; PTAB anti-tank bomblets