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There were two IL18s, the first one of them was a 66-seat passenger liner of the same class as Tu-70 powered by four radials. The first prototype flew on 17 August 1946. Abandoned in favour of Li-2, IL-12 and IL-14 already in production. The designation IL-18 was used again ten years later.
| ENGINE | 4 x Shvetsov ASh-73, 2600hp |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 47500 kg | 104720 lb |
| Empty weight | 28490 kg | 62810 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 41.10 m | 135 ft 10 in |
| Length | 29.86 m | 98 ft 12 in |
| Wing area | 140 m2 | 1506.95 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 565 km/h | 351 mph |
| Range | 2800 km | 1740 miles |
| bob, 12.11.2009 can it be armed with nukes | | Leo Rudnicki, leo_rudnicki(@)hotmail.com, 20.05.2009 An un-bifurcated Boeing C-97. |
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