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The Ilyushin Il-20 was a Soviet prototype for a heavily armored ground attack aircraft to replace the Ilyushin Il-10. It featured a number of innovative concepts including a cockpit mounted on top of the engine, directly behind the propeller, and wing-mounted autocannon that could be adjusted on the ground to fire level or depressed 23° to allow the aircraft to strafe ground targets while remaining in level flight. However it proved to be slower than the Il-10 and its immature M-47 engine proved to be problematic during flight tests in 1948–49 and it was not placed into production. The test pilots called the aircraft the Gorbach (Hunchback).

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  • Ilyushin Il-20 (1948)
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  • The Ilyushin Il-20 was a Soviet prototype for a heavily armored ground attack aircraft to replace the Ilyushin Il-10. It featured a number of innovative concepts including a cockpit mounted on top of the engine, directly behind the propeller, and wing-mounted autocannon that could be adjusted on the ground to fire level or depressed 23° to allow the aircraft to strafe ground targets while remaining in level flight. However it proved to be slower than the Il-10 and its immature M-47 engine proved to be problematic during flight tests in 1948–49 and it was not placed into production. The test pilots called the aircraft the Gorbach (Hunchback).
  • Development on the Il-20 began in the year 1947, with the aim to create a capable replacement for the Ilyushin Il-10. The aircraft was first flown by Vladimir Kokkinaki in the end of the year 1948. However the project was cancelled, because it was thought that a propeller driven aircraft would quickly became obsolete in the emerging jet aircraft era.
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  • 9500.0
number of props
  • 1(xsd:integer)
length alt
  • 44(xsd:integer)
span main
  • 15.43 m
power/mass alt
  • 0(xsd:double)
more performance
  • 480.0
Type
  • Ground attack aircraft prototype
type of prop
  • Liquid-cooled V-12
loading main
  • 223(xsd:integer)
range alt
  • 908(xsd:integer)
length main
  • 13.58 m
power alt
  • 3000.0
area main
  • 44.0
power main
  • 2200.0
span alt
  • 50(xsd:integer)
range main
  • 1680.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 515.0
engine (prop)
power/mass main
  • 0(xsd:double)
ceiling main
  • 7,750 m
empty weight main
  • 7500.0
loaded weight alt
  • 20950.0
area alt
  • 473.66
First Flight
  • 1948-12-05(xsd:date)
max speed alt
  • 278(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 45(xsd:double)
empty weight alt
  • 16534.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
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  • 25430.0
Crew
  • 2(xsd:integer)
Armament
  • * Prototype as flown ** 1 × Sh-3 23 mm cannon mounted in a Il-VU-11 turret ** 4 × Sh-3 23 mm cannon in adjustable mounts outboard of the main undercarriage legs ** 1,190 kg of bombs ** 4 × RS-132 132 mm rockets
Number Built
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Designer
  • Sergey Kochergin
ref
  • The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft from 1875 - 1995
abstract
  • The Ilyushin Il-20 was a Soviet prototype for a heavily armored ground attack aircraft to replace the Ilyushin Il-10. It featured a number of innovative concepts including a cockpit mounted on top of the engine, directly behind the propeller, and wing-mounted autocannon that could be adjusted on the ground to fire level or depressed 23° to allow the aircraft to strafe ground targets while remaining in level flight. However it proved to be slower than the Il-10 and its immature M-47 engine proved to be problematic during flight tests in 1948–49 and it was not placed into production. The test pilots called the aircraft the Gorbach (Hunchback).
  • Development on the Il-20 began in the year 1947, with the aim to create a capable replacement for the Ilyushin Il-10. The aircraft was first flown by Vladimir Kokkinaki in the end of the year 1948. However the project was cancelled, because it was thought that a propeller driven aircraft would quickly became obsolete in the emerging jet aircraft era.
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