The Ilyushin Il-8 was a Soviet ground-attack aircraft developed by Ilyushin to replace the Ilyushin Il-2. The first two prototypes were significantly faster than the older aircraft, but proved to be less maneuverable.

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Il-8, ground-attack prototype developed from the Il-2 and intended as a Il-2 replacement, 1943. Il-10 "Beast" , ground-attack aircraft developed from the Il-1, 1944. Il-16 ground-attack prototype developed from the Il-10, 1945.

The Il-8 aircraft is an outstanding single-engine aircraft in terms of the amount of bomb load, range, armor power and fire protection, which allows it to perform combat operations in a very wide range.

The Ilyushin Il-2 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War.

IL-8 number 2 was compared with the IL-8 number 1 almost new aircraft, which could be described as a heavier twin IL-10. A variety of improvements, enhancements and “dovronirovaniya” (mainly...

Apr 13, 2015 · IL-8 in range, the number of bomb load, fire protection and reservation of power is an outstanding phenomenon of single-engine cars, which allows him to carry out combat operations in a wide range. IL-8 - modification of IL-2 with saving all main dimensions.

Armament consisted of both fixed wing VJa guns and SKAS machine guns, identical to the Il-2, a defensive large-calibre UBT radar/shooter, and bombs - 2 x 500kg bombs, one under each wing. With these, the Il-8 maintained a range of around 1000km (at a cruising speed of 305 km/h).

At the height of WWII, Ilyushin’s design team was tasked with improving the IL-2 attack aircraft by creating two new versions. The first with improved performance characteristics and a reduced...

The Ilyushin Il-8 was a Soviet ground-attack aircraft developed by Ilyushin to replace the Ilyushin Il-2. The first two prototypes were significantly faster than the older aircraft, but proved to be less maneuverable.