Ilyushin Il-14
The Ilyushin Il-14, NATO reporting name Crate, is a Soviet twin-radial transport developed in the late 1940s to replace the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3 and its Soviet-built version, the Lisunov Li-2. It was a reworked Il-12 with a new wing, a broader tailfin and two Shvetsov ASh-82T-7 radial piston engines that greatly improved the engine-out behaviour that had plagued the Il-12. More than 1,300 were built, many under licence in East Germany and Czechoslovakia, and its ruggedness made it a long-serving workhorse on rural routes and poor-quality airfields before the Antonov An-24 and Yakovlev Yak-40 replaced it.
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Did you know?
The Crate was the Soviet answer to the DC-3: a reworked Il-12 with a new wing and bigger tailfin to tame engine-out handling.
Specifications
| Length | 22.3 m (73 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 31.7 m (104 ft) |
| Height | 7.9 m (26 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 32 |
| Persons on board | 18-42 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 17.5 t |
| Range | 1,650 NM (3,056 km) |
| Maximum speed | 225 kt (417 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 24,000 ft (7,315 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 18,000 ft (5,486 m) |
| Fuel capacity | 6,500 l |
| Engines | 2x Shvetsov ASh-82T |
| Units built | 203 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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