Ilyushin Il-6

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The Ilyushin Il-6 was a Soviet long-range bomber and torpedo bomber, designed as a replacement to the Il-4 for Soviet naval aviation. It strongly resembled its predecessor, but was larger, had pressurised crew accommodation for high-level operations, considerable sweepback on the wing leading edge and was powered by Charomsky ACh-30B engines.

Tests with the original Charomsky ACh-30B engines began at the factory on August 7 1943, with V.K. Kokkinaki at the controls, and were then continued at LII by test pilots A.N. Grinchik and N.S. Rybko.

In summer 1944, the more powerful ACh-30BF motors were installed, but continuing problems with the powerplants led to the cancellation of the whole project, with only a handful being built.

Specifications (Il-6)

General characteristics

Crew: three
Length: 17.38 m (57 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 26.07 m (85 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 84.8 m² (913 ft²)
Empty: 11,830 kg (26,080 lb)
Loaded: 16,100 kg (35,500 lb)
Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
Powerplant: 2x Charomsky ACh-30BF inline diesels, 1,400 kW (1,900 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 464 km/h (288 mph)
Range: 5,450 km (3,390 mi)
Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 174 m/min (570 ft/min)
Wing loading: 190 kg/m² (39 lb/ft²)
Power/Mass: 0.18 kW/kg (0.11 hp/lb)

Armament

3x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns
up to 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) of bombs or
two torpedoes

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