Ilyushin Il-32
| Ilyushin Il-32 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Glider |
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| First flight: |
August 20, 1948 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 prototype |
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The Ilyushin Il-32 ( Russian Ильюшин Ил-32 ) was a Soviet glider of the design office Ilyushin .
development
It was developed and built in 1948 and tested in tow with an Il-12D that same year . The Il-32 had a take-off mass of 8400 kg, which, however, was almost doubled in the course of the tests. It was planned to transport this aircraft, intended for a seven-ton payload or 60 fully equipped soldiers, to their drop-off locations with Il-18 and Tu-4 .
The Il-32 was designed as a shoulder-decker and had a rigid nose wheel landing gear. Loading and unloading took place through a laterally opening front flap or a hinged rear gate, which could be equipped with ramps for the transport of heavy equipment .
The large-capacity transporters that were emerging at that time made the use of cargo gliders superfluous, which is why the model was not put into series production. A version planned as the Il-34 with two ASch-21 engines also remained just a project.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 |
| span | 35.80 m |
| length | 24.84 m |
| Wing area | 159.50 m² |
| Cargo space (l × w × h) |
11.25 × 2.8 m × 2.6 m |
| Empty mass | 9,600 kg |
| maximum take-off mass | 16,600 kg |
| Payload | 60 soldiers or 7,000 kg of military equipment (wheeled and tracked vehicles) |
See also
literature
- Rudolf Höfling: Ilyushin since 1933 . 1st edition. Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-613-03604-8 , p. 61 .
