Ilyushin Il-30
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The Ilyushin Il-30 was a Soviet turbojet-powered tactical bomber designed as a higher-performance version of the Il-28. It was cancelled before the first prototype was completed.
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[edit] Development
The Il-30 was a follow-on to the Il-28, although design began on 21 June 1948, before the Il-28 had flown.
The configuration of the Il-30 took the Il-28 as a starting point, but had mid-mounted swept wings with a 35° sweep angle. It was intended to be powered by two new Lyulka TR-3 axial flow turbojet engines with 45.1 kN (10,140 lbf) thrust each in wing-mounted nacelles. Both the fuselage and nacelles were area ruled. The landing gear -- the first bicycle landing gear on a Soviet aircraft -- were housed within the fuselage. Fixed armament was to be six 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannon, two fixed forward and two pairs in dorsal and ventral turrets behind the cockpit. Like most Soviet bombers of the period, it had a glazed nose for a bombardier.
The initial results were favorable, and a full-scale mockup was formally reviewed in March 1949. The prototype was completed by August 1949, but an incident involving the rival swept-wing Tupolev Tu-82 led to delays. By the following year, the Il-30 program had lost momentum as the Ilyushin OKB concentrated on new variants of the Il-28. The Il-30 was formally terminated by government order on 20 August 1950, and the prototype was eventually scrapped.
Although the Il-30 never actually flew, it was the subject of much (misinformed) speculation in the west.
[edit] Specifications (estimated)
[edit] General characteristics
- Crew: four
- Length: 18.0 m (59.1 ft)
- Wingspan: 16.5 m (54.2 ft)
- Height: m ( ft)
- Wing area: 100 m² (1,076 ft²)
- Empty: kg ( lb)
- Loaded: kg ( lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 37,552 kg (82,787 lb)
- Powerplant: Two Lyulka TR-3 turbojets, 45 kN (10,140 lbf) thrust each
[edit] Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (622 mph) at 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
- Range: 3,500 km (2,175 miles)
- Service ceiling: m ( ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
- Wing loading: 375.5 kg/m² (76.9 lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.24:1
[edit] Armament
- Six Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 23 mm cannon, two fixed forward, two each in dorsal and ventral turrets
- 4,000 kg (8,820 lb) free-fall bombs
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Related development
- Ilyushin Il-28
- Ilyushin Il-46
- Hong H-5
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See also
Fighters: Il-1 - Attack: Il-2 · Il-8 · Il-10 · Il-16 · Il-40 · Il-102
Bombers: Il-4 · Il-6 · Il-20 (I) · Il-22 (I) · Il-28 · Il-30 · Il-46 · Il-54
Transports: Il-12 · Il-14 · Il-18 · Il-20 (II) · Il-32 · Il-34 · Il-62 · Il-76 · Il-78 · Il-80 · Il-86 · Il-96 · Il-106 · Il-114
Reconnaissance: Il-20 (III) · Il-22 (II) · Il-24 · Il-38 · A-50 - Trainers: Il-103
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