Ilyushin is a big name in global aviation. Curiously, one of the company's passenger planes would eventually be adapted into the Ilyushin Il-80, potentially one of the most significant military ...

United Aircraft has rejigged the management of its Ilyushin division, as it looks to resume flight-testing of the Il-114-300 turboprop and make preparations to fly the new Il-96-400M.

The result of a requirement to replace the Tupolev Tu-2 piston engine bomber, the design on the Ilyushin Il-28 began in 1947, with the first flight of a pre-production model on Aug. 8, 1948.

Physical Description The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik is painted in Soviet gray-green, tan, and black camouflage with a blue underside. The front half of the fuselage is comprised of steel plating and the ...