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Soviet Ilyushin Il-10 Shturmovik ground attack1

Ilyushin Il-10 Shturmovik ground attack1:
Soviet Ilyushin Il-10 Shturmovik ground attack

Design

The Ilyushin Il-10 Shturmovik was designed to replace the Il-2.1

There were two designs that came out of the Ilyushin Design Bureau.1 The Il-8 resembled the Il-2 with a Mikulin AM-42 engine.1 It also had new wings, horizontal tail surfaces, and undercarriage.1

The Il-10 was smaller and more streamlined.1 It also used the more powerful Mikulin AM-42 engine.1 The cockpit was improved for the crew.1 The undercarriage was also modified.1 It was more maneuverable and had better performance.1

Prototype

The Il-8 and Il-10 prototypes each flew in April 1944.1

Production

Production began in October 1944.1 The last Il-10 was delivered in 1955.1

Variants

Usage

The Il-10 was first used operationally in February 1945.1 By May 1945 the Il-10 had replaced the Il-2s in many regiments.1

The Il-10 was used against the Japanese in Manchuria and Korea in August 1945.1

Post World War II

Many Warsaw Pact countries were equipped with the Il-10.1

North Korea used them in the Korean War.1

  Ilyushin Il-10 Shturmovik1
Type Ground attack1
Crew 21
Engine (Type) Mikulin AM-421
Cylinders V 121
Cooling  
HP 2,0001
Propeller blades 31
Fuel capacity  
Dimensions  
Span 43' 11.5"1
13.4 m1
Length 36' 9"1
11.2 m1
Height 11' 6"1
3.5 m1
Wing area  
Weight  
Empty 9,920 lb1
4,500 kg1
Loaded 14,409 lb1
6,536 kg1
Performance  
Speed at sea level 311 mph1
500 kph1
Speed @ 7,875' /
2,400 m 		329 mph1
529 kph1
Cruising speed  
Climb  
Climb to 9,840' /
3,000 m 		5 minutes1
Service ceiling 23,795'1
7,250 m1
Range 497 miles1
800 km1
Armament  
Wings 2: 7.62 mm MG1
2 or 4: 20 mm1
OR 2 or 4: 23 mm1
Rear cockpit 1: 12.7 mm MG1
1: 20 mm1
Wing - racks - bombs 2,205 lb1
1,000 kg1
Wing - racks - rockets 8: 82 mm1
OR 8: 132 mm1

Sources:

  1. Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
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