Ilyushin Il-14

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The Ilyushin Il-14 (NATO reporting name Crate) was a Soviet twin-engine commercial and military personnel/cargo transport aircraft that first flew in 1950. IL-14 was also manufactured in East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and in China under the Chinese designation Y-6.

Contents 1 Development of IL-14 2 Operators 2.1 Civil 2.2 Military 3 Related content

[edit] Development of IL-14

Like many western aircraft of similar size and configuration of its time, the Il-14 was developed as a replacement for the then irreplaceable Douglas DC-3 and Russian Li-2.

It is powered by two 1900 hp (1400 kW) Shvetsov ASh-82T-7 radial piston engines. The Il-14 was much refined, with a new wing and a more angular tailfin. Over 1000 were built, some sources claiming more than 3500. The aircraft was built under licence in East Germany and Czechoslovakia. It was reliable and widely used in rural areas with poor quality airfields.

Very few examples are kept airworthy in Russia, some for freight duties and some also by aviation clubs and enthusiasts. However, the unlicenced version of Chinese built Y-6 remained in People's Liberation Army as trainer until late 1980s.

[edit] Operators

[edit] Civil

• Aeroflot, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, CAAC, CSA, Cubana, Interflug, JAT, LOT, Malev, Mongolian Airlines - UVS-MNR Air Mongol, Tabso of Bulgaria, Tarom, Ukamp North Korea and Yeman Airlines

[edit] Military

• Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Egypt, India, Iraq, North Korea, Poland, Soviet Union, Syria and Yugoslavia

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