Ilyushin Il-4 

Designer - Sergei Ilyushin

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Strategic Bomber

Year Adopted:

1937

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
(Produced from 1937 to 1944)

Armament:

1 x 12.7 UBT Machine Gun in nose
1x Dorsal gun turret
1x Ventral Machine Gun mounts
2,205 lbs (1000 kg) of bombs*

*or 3x 500kg (1102 lb) torpedoes

Engine:

2 x M-88B, radial piston engines, providing 1,100 horsepower

Crew:

4 (Pilot, Bombardier, two gunners)

Wingspan:

70 feet, 4 inches
(21.44 meters)

Length:

48 feet, 6 inches
(14.8 meters)

Height:

13 feet, 5 inches
(4.1 meters)

Maximum Speed:

255 miles per hour at 15,500 feet altitude
(410 kilometers per hour at 4,750 meters altitude)

Take-Off Weight:

13,228 lbs (empty)
6,000 kg (empty)

Ceiling:

32,810 feet
(10,000 meters)

Range (with bombload):

1,616 miles
(2,600 km)