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Ilyushin Il-4 (DB-3) Bomber |
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Ilyushin Il-4 |
Designer - Sergei Ilyushin | |
Manufacturer: |
State Industries | |
NATO Codename: | "Bob" | |
Role: |
Strategic Bomber |
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Year Adopted: |
1937 | |
Operational Status: |
Russia - Obsolete | |
Armament: |
1 x 12.7 UBT Machine Gun in nose *or 3x 500kg (1102 lb) torpedoes | |
Engine: |
2 x M-88B, radial piston engines, providing 1,100 horsepower | |
Crew: |
4 (Pilot, Bombardier, two gunners) | |
Wingspan: |
70 feet, 4 inches | |
Length: |
48 feet, 6 inches |
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Height: |
13 feet, 5 inches |
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Maximum Speed: |
255 miles per hour at 15,500 feet altitude | |
Take-Off Weight: |
13,228 lbs (empty) |
22,046 lbs (loaded) 10,000 kg (loaded) |
Ceiling: |
32,810 feet | |
Range (with bombload): |
1,616 miles |
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