To the 120th anniversary of the genius of aviation! The most complete creative biography of the great aircraft designer, whose legendary IL-2, according to Stalin, “needed our Red Army as air, like bread.” The true history of all projects S.V. Ilyushin – both military and civilian, from the first experienced models of the 1930s. To modern airliners.
Few of the designers manage to create more than one truly legendary aircraft worthy of entering the “upper league” of world aircraft. The Ilyushinsky KB has more than a dozen such masterpieces. The unsurpassed IL-2 is rightfully considered the best attack aircraft of the Second World War, Il-4-an outstanding bomber, IL-28-the “pride of the Soviet aviation industry”, and the military transport IL-76 is already 40 years old! The triumphs of Honored Design Bureau in civilian aircraft industry – “Ily” successfully competed with the best foreign airliners, four aircraft, which were named Ilyushin, were no less impressive, Soviet leaders chose, and Il -96 and to this now “Board No. 1” of Russian presidents.
Author
Yakubovich Nikolay Vasilievich
Editor
Klimova A.
Publisher
Eksmo, 2014
Series
Aviation geniuses
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