Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle
Author | : Yefim Gordon |
Publisher | : Crowood Press |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 1840373512 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781840373516 |
Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ilyushin Il-28 Beagle written by Yefim Gordon and published by Crowood Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entering service with the USSR Air Force in 1950, the Ilyushin IL-28 Beagle has been dubbed 'The Russian Canberra.' This is the first in-depth study of the long-serving light bomber. Besides the USSR, it served with the air forces of Egypt, China, Czechoslovakia and Poland. The aircraft had a maximum speed of 600 mph at sea level and 515 mph at 36,000 feet. IL-28 was armed with two, fixed forward-firing 23-mm cannons and two, 23-mm cannons in a manually-directed tail position.Hardcover, 7-1/2 x 9-1/2, 224 pp, 24 color, 162 b/w and 36 line drawings