Ilyushin Il-6 - Specifications (Il-6)

Specifications (Il-6)

Data from Gordon, OKB Ilyushin: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft.

General characteristics

• Crew: 6
• Length: 17.38 m (57 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 26.07 m (85 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 84.8 m2 (912.9 ft2)
• Empty weight: 11,930 kg (26,301 lb)
• Gross weight: 19,600 kg (43,220 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Charomskiy ACh-30BF (M-30), 1,417 kW (1,900 hp) each each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 464 km/h (288 mph)
• Range: 5,450 km (3,387 miles)
• Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,970 ft)
• Rate of climb: 2.9 m/s (571 ft/min)

Armament

• 5 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Shpital'nnyy Sh-20 cannon in a dorsal turret, and flexible mountings at the nose, beam and ventral positions.
• 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) of bombs, maximum, internally
• 2 × 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bombs on external racks
• or 2 × 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) torpedoes on external racks