Category: Airplanes

Deficiencies in the Il-12 aircraft forced the necessity of further modification works. The changes were so big that a new plane was created. It was designated Il-14. The new aircraft after its predecessor inherited the fuselage structure, horizontal tail and landing gear. The wings were completely rebuilt. Higher power engines were used. The designers had…

In 1936, the Soviet delegation left for the US to purchase a passenger aircraft license to be the primary aircraft of the Aeroflot airlines. At that time, Aeroflot used worn-out passenger machines that were reconstructed bomber aircraft. The Soviets chose the Douglas DC-2 (first flight in 1934). However, in December 1935, a larger transport plane…

Even during the hostilities (World War II), a team of designers led by Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin started to develop a new Li-2 class transport aircraft. Naturally, it had to be a more modern design. Attention was paid to the improvement of flight safety and the possibility of operation in various climatic conditions in the CCCP area.…

The PZL TS-16 Grot was to be a supersonic training and assault combat aircraft. The plane was to be intended for the Polish Army, replacing the PZL TS-11 Iskra plane. However, the plane was not built and the plane remained as a design.

Another thing is that, training a combat aircraft pilot must take place in a specific system. The trained pilot is gradually switching to the next types of aircraft. To make it easier, the basic and transition types must have the characteristics of a target (combat) aircraft. For example, in terms of the arrangement of instruments…