| Manufacturer |
Ilyushin |
| Description |
The Ilyushin Il-46 was a jet-engined bomber produced in the USSR during 1951-2, as the result of a directive to redesign the Il-42 project (half the drawings had already been completed). |
| First Flight |
1952-03-03 |
| Designer |
Ilyushin |
| Length (m) |
25.325 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
928 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12700 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
12.25 |
| Armament |
3,000 kg of bombs (normal load); 6,000 kg of bombs (overload); 2 x 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannon fixed in the lower port fuselage; 2 x 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannon in an Il-K6 turret at the rear of the fuselage. |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
| Number Built |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Lyul'ka AL-5, 49.05 kN thrust each |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-46 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
29 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
105 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Lyulka AL-5 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |