IL-28 AIRCRAFT

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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 22, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY USSR/Austria (Soviet Zone)
'SUBJECT IL-28 Aircraft
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DATE DISTR. AP= 1951
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NO, OF ENCLS. 4
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CO, (B), (C) & D)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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Six aircrews, consisting of
a pilot, navigator-bombardier and radio -gunner, took courses at Tambov. At
about the same time, approximately 25 or 30 Maintenance Officers, including tw50X1
squadron engineer officers, six or seven flight engineer officers, two radio
officers, two armament officers and from thirteen to fifteen technical officers
,(Tekhniki), attended a course at the First and Second Moscow Air Force Technic1570x1
Schools, (Vtoraya Voyennaya Vbzdushnaya Tekhnicheakaya Shkola). After complet-
ing this course, the officers were sent to a Kazan aircraft factory Where they 50X1
received practical training in the maintenance and servicing of the IL-28.
this particular plant in Kazan VAS a large IlyuShin factory.
information concerning the IL-28--inclosure (Al
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The IL-28 has two. VK-1 jet engines which are attacheC5oxi
to the aircraft by three bolts. They are removed every
60 hours for inspection, and the overhaul
life is either 150 or 300 hours, The engines have eight
interconnected combustion chambers. The number three and
eight haveark plugs
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nclosure (B J/ The Maximum ,RFK are 12,q90, cor50X1
ro ed by a movea le tail cone-enclosure (Cy The
exhaust gas temperature is about 600?-700?C. The letters
VK are the initial letters for the Christian and the fam-
ily name of Vasilii Klimov, just as the letters AM
designate the name, Alexandr Mikulin. Klimov? by the way,
is a member of the Central Construction Bureau in Moscow
which is directly under the Council of Ministers. B150X1
name, and that ofliaulin are rated. first among Soviet
Amsigners, A Shvetsev is next in precedence.
the engines of the IL-28 can be started
by using auxiliary power unit or the aircraft battery5oxi
(b) Armament.. .... The aircraft is fitted with two INR-23mm guns in the tail
turret and two INR-23mm fixed guns in the nose, located
in the miderupper left side of the fuselage. Both guns are
(a) Engines....,....
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on the same level and the muzzles protrude slightly. Ammunition
cans carry 150 rounds per gun, and the empty cases are ejected
into a container in the aircraft. The rear turret is mechanically
operated. An armament officer told me that the guns could elevate
and depress 700 vertically and the traverse 55? horizontally. 50X1
These guns could elevate 350 from the horizontal plane and depress
350 from the horizontal plane. Guns are in the neutral position
when the aircraft is landing. They are fired electrically
there is no provision for rockets on the IL-2b.
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Three metric tons, The largest bomb is 10000kg; three can be 50X1
carried.
(d) Performance.... The aircraft's range with a full load at 800 KPH is two and one-half
hours. The maximum speed is 800 KPH; its cruising speed if 400 to
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Camera equip-
(f) Dimensions.....
(g) Weight.........
(h) Fuel load......
A 35mm gun camera is fitted to the front and rear guns0
It is fully automatic, and operates whenever the guns are fired.
There may be a position for an AFA-1 camera in front of the gunner's
hatch, operated remotely by the navigator. 50X1
no knowledge of the dimensions,
no knowledge of the weight.
the aircraft carries- eight tons, all in fuselage
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tanks. Extra fuel tanks may be fitted under the fuselage.
(i) Oil There are 12 liters per engine.
(j) Fuel type...... Aviation kerosene with 1% oil added was used.
(k) 'Fuel Tank.... A self-sealing type fuel tank is located betw n the pilot's cabin
and the radio operator's cabin- closure (D
(1) Ciew........... This plane carries a crew of a pilot, radio operator-gunner, naviga-
tor-bombardier.
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Ejection seats. There is one for the pilot and navigator-bombardier. The gunner has
an emergency exit.
(n) Armor...
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A. bullet-proof glass was in front of each crew member and there may
be armor behind each crew member.
(o) Flaps, brakes., These are pneumatically operated.
(p) -Landing gear... The main wheels of the landing gear retract forward into the engine
nacelle, and the nose wheel retracts backward into fuselage.
(q) Deicing equip-
ment......... Hot air from engine exhaust goes through leaiing edge of wing.
(r) Cabin Pressure. The pressure and temperature were automatically controlled (Temp
18?C).
(a)
Oxygen equip-
ment......... No oxygen equipment was fitted in the aircraft.
(t) Construction. The 1L-28 aircraft breaks down into five main sections: the nose
section, the center section, the rear fuselage section, and two wing
sections. The fuselage separates at the leading edge and the trail-
ing edge of wing. The wing separates just outboard of the engine
nacelles. There were no blisters under the fuselage.
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(a) Communications... This aircraft has anew type of radio installation; BIT
(voice) and WiT (Morse) available alternatively. I be-
lieve that this set is positioned in the rear pressurized
turret section, on starboard side at or near radio-gunner's
left elbow.
ENCLOSURES (A) A
(B): .A
combustion chambers.
(C): A
(D): A
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sketch of the IL-28.
sketch of the eight interconnected
sketch of the moveable tail cone.
sketch of self-sealing fuel tank.
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EimosuRE (A) SECRET a
-"KETCH OF THE IL-28
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ENCUEURE (B) SECRET
SKETCH OF SEE EIGHT INTERCONNECTED
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
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ENCLOSURE (C) SECRET
SKETCH OF tLw MOVEALE TAIL CONE
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ENCLOSURE 0)tiifiLI
SKETCH OF SELF-SEALING FUEL TANK
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