
Developed as a high-capacity long-range airliner for use on Aeroflot's busiest routes, the Ilyushin IL-18 four-turboprop airliner first flew on July 4th, 1957. Despite some initial difficulties, this Soviet equivalent of the Lockheed Electra eventually proved to be extremely successful, offering high comfort and good operating economics, for its day. The IL-18 was supplied to many 'friendly nations' in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. Its uses included passenger and cargo carriage, VIP transportation, support of Soviet research stations....
Название: Ilyushin IL-18, IL-20 & IL-22
Автор: Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Komissarov
Серия: Aerofax
Издательство: Midland Publishing
Год издания: 2004
ISBN: 1-85780-157-1
Страниц: 83 двойных
Формат: PDF в rar
Язык: английский
Размер: 97.8 Мб
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