| Manufacturer |
Ilyushin |
Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation |
| 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). |
The Xi'an MA600 (MA for "Modern Ark", ) is an improved version of the Xi'an MA60 manufactured by the Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). |
| First Flight |
1952-03-03 |
2008-10-10 |
| Entry Into service |
|
2010-01-01 |
| Designer |
Ilyushin |
Avic |
| Length (m) |
25.325 |
24.71 |
| Height (m) |
|
8.858 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
2 |
| Max Seating |
|
60 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
928 |
514 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
430 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12700 |
7622 |
| 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. |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
60 passengers |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
China |
| Number Built |
1 |
18 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Lyul'ka AL-5, 49.05 kN thrust each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127J turboprop engines, 2148 kW (2881 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Civil Aviation Administration of China, Laos Government , Malawi Air Force , Lao Skyway |
| Status |
|
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-46 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi%27an_MA600 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
29 |
29.2 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
105 |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Lyulka AL-5 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |