Sturmovik
Il-2
First flight
1939
ROLE
Attack
info
Crashed
Total in database
0
info
Land Leased
Displays
info
Design country
USSR
Variant | First Flight | Max Speed | Max Range | Max Weght | Max Celling: | Wing Span | length | height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TsKB-55 | 01/01/1939 | ~248 | 382 | n/a | 19685 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2 | 01/01/1941 | 255 | 373 | 10,582 | 20341 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2M | 01/01/1942 | 249 | 395 | 11,905 | 19685 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2R | 01/01/1942 | 243 | 404 | 12,125 | 19685 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2U | 01/01/1942 | 243 | 360 | 11,905 | 19685 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2Kr | 01/01/1942 | 249 | 404 | 12,125 | 19685 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2 with wooden wings | 01/01/1943 | 246 | 360 | 11,023 | 19685 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2T | 01/01/1943 | 249 | 435 | 12,787 | 19685 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2I | 01/01/1943 | 252 | 1094 | 11,464 | 20341 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2M with swept outer wings | 01/01/1944 | 252 | 397 | 12,125 | 19685 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Il-2 "Arrow-Wing" | 01/01/1944 | 255 | 391 | 12,346 | 20341 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Avia B-33 | 01/01/1946 | 252 | 373 | 11,905 | 19685 | 47.9 | 38.1 | 10.8 |
Production Analysis
Production Numbers
TsKB-55 | Prototype | -55 | |
Il-2 | Early single-seat attack | 36183 | |
Il-2M | Two-seat attack (with gunner) | 36000 | |
Il-2R | Photo reconnaissance | -2 | |
Il-2U | Trainer (dual control) | -2 | |
Il-2Kr | Artillery reconnaissance | -2 | |
Il-2 with wooden wings | Wooden-wing production version | ||
Il-2T | Torpedo bomber prototype | -2 | |
Il-2I | Fighter escort prototype | -2 | |
Il-2M with swept outer wings | Swept-wing improved version | -2 | |
Il-2 "Arrow-Wing" | Field-modified wing variant | ||
Avia B-33 | Postwar Czechoslovak version | -33 |
Key Statistics
Total Production:
Production Span:
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Performance Range:
8,524
1940 -1944
3
417 - 446 mph
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The TsKB-55 served as the initial prototype for the Il-2 series, developed starting in 1939. It featured armored protection surrounding the engine, cockpit, and vital systems—a revolutionary concept at the time. Powered by a Mikulin AM-38 engine, the prototype laid the foundation for a durable, ground-attack aircraft intended to withstand intense frontline fire. Flight testing proved promising, but the aircraft was refined heavily before mass production began.
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