Ilyushin Il-10
 Ilyushin Il-10. Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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| Make | Ilyushin |
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| Model | Ilyushin Il-10 |
| Type | Ground attack aircraft |
| Country |  Soviet Union
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| First flight | 18 April 1944 |
| Built | 1944–1954 |
| Number built | 6,166 (4,966 Il-10 + 1,200 B-33) |
| Seats | 2 |
| Engine | Mikulin AM-42, 1770 hp |
| Cruise speed | 310 km/h (Il-10)
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| Developed from | Ilyushin Il-2 |
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The Ilyushin Il-10 is a Soviet ground-attack airplane developed at the end of World War II as the successor to the Il-2 Shturmovik.[1] Czechoslovakia built it under license as the Avia B-33. In all, 6,166 were built, 4,966 Il-10s and 1,200 B-33s.[1] None are on the U.S. civil register.[2]
History
The Il-2 had served the Soviet air force well, but as the war went on the Soviets planned a successor. The main goal was more speed and agility at low level, to dodge the small-caliber anti-aircraft guns that were the main threat to ground-attack airplanes.[1] The Il-10 first flew on April 18, 1944, and entered service the same year.[1] Production ran until 1954, and China flew the last ones until 1972.[1] NATO called it "Beast".[1]
Specifications (Il-10)
| Item | Il-10 |
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| Crew | 2 |
| Length | 11.06 m |
| Wingspan | 13.40 m |
| Height | 4.18 m |
| Fuel | 747 L |
| Engine | Mikulin AM-42, 1770 hp (liquid-cooled V12 engine) |
| Propeller | AV-5L-24 |
| Maximum speed | 551 km/h |
| Cruise speed | 310 km/h |
| Range | 800 km |
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.[1]
Photos
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Avia B33 (licence-built Ilyushin Il-10) in the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków. Photo: Michał Derela (Pibwl), CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Ilyushin Il-10 (China Aviation Museum). Photo: Flavio Mucia (AMB Brescia), CC BY 2.0 -
Ilyushin Il-10. Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, Public domain -
Ilyushin Il-10 no museo do exército polaco en Varsovia. Photo: Bene Riobó, CC BY-SA 4.0 -
China Aviation Museum, Ilyushin Il-10. Photo: danmairen, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Wikipedia, "Ilyushin Il-10", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.
- ↑ Federal Aviation Administration, Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.