Ilyushin IL-4 Soviet Medium Bomber
History
The DB-3F is a twin-motor long-range medium bomber, designed in OKB-39 under C.V. Ilyushin's command. In 1942 the aircraft was renamed to Il-4.
The aircraft is a deep modernisation of the DB-3 medium bomber, with changed engines, nose shape and the fuselage materials. The first flight was in 1939 and the mass production started in 1940.
The fuselage form is rather standard - a twin engine monoplane with twin landing gear. The crew is comprised of three people: the pilot, the navigator and a gunner-radioman.
The normal load was 1000 kilogramms of wide variety of ammunition - High Explosive, Fragmentation, Incendiary, Chemical bombs and later, a torpedo.
Specifications
Length - 14.8m.
Wing Span - 21.44m.
Height - 4.1m.
Maximum speed - 180 knots.
Armament
2 ШКАС machine guns: in the nose and in the turret.
10x ФАБ-100 bombs.
Operation
The controls are labelled and simplified.
The maneuverability has been [i]greatly[/i] buffed.
It's recommended to trim the Pitch by ~0.03 for a comfortable flight.
Notes
It could fly with one engine, despite realistically not.
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