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Ilyushin Il-38 Dolphin"May"
VASO in English, ВАСО Ilyushin Il-38 May
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| Role | Anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol aircraft |
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| Design group | Ilyushin |
| First flight | 28 September 1961 |
| Introduction | 1967 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Soviet Naval Aviation (historical) Russian Naval Aviation Indian Naval Air Arm (historical) |
| Produced | 1967–1972 |
| Number built | 58 |
| Developed from | Ilyushin Il-18 |
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History Voronezh Aircraft Production Association
Ilyushin Il-38 "Dolphin"Also Known as the Winged Stallion
The Il-38 is an adaptation of the four-engined turboprop Ilyushin Il-18 for use as a maritime patrol aircraft for the Soviet Navy. It met a requirement to counter American ballistic missile submarines. The Communist Party Central Committee and the Council of Ministers issued a joint directive on 18 June 1960, calling for a prototype to be ready for trials by the second quarter of 1962. The fuselage, wing, tail unit and engine nacelles were the same as the Il-18 and it had the same powerplant and flight deck. An aerodynamic prototype of the Il-38 first flew on 28 September 1961, with the first production aircraft following in September 1967. Production continued until 1972, when the longer-range and more versatile Tupolev Tu-142 derivative of the Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bomber had entered service
The Ilyushin Il-38 "Dolphin"[1] (NATO reporting name: May) is a maritime patrol aircraft and anti-submarine warfare aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It was a development of the Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop transport.
Operational history
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One prototype was lost in the early 1970s when it was forced to ditch at sea.
The Il-38 was operated by units in the Soviet Northern, Pacific and Baltic fleets. In March 1968 a squadron of Il-38s deployed to Cairo in Egypt, flown by Soviet crews but in Egyptian markings, until withdrawn in 1972. Il-38s continued to deploy overseas through the Cold War, flying from Aden in South Yemen, Asmara in what was then Ethiopia, Libya and Syria. Two Il-38s were attacked on the ground in a commando raid and at least one was destroyed by Eritrean People's Liberation Front fighters in 1984 at Asmara. After the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union, Il-38s continue in service with the Russian Navy's Arctic and Pacific Fleets
Variants
- Il-38
- Production aircraft
- Il-38M
- Modified with a receiver probe as part of a probe and drogue air refueling system. System not adopted.
- Il-38SD
- ISD-38MZ
- Tanker variant of the Il-38. Prototype only
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Ilyushin Il-38 "Dolphin" May
Also Known as the Winged Stallion
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Ilyushin Il-38 "Dolphin"(NATO reporting name: May) ASW
General Info
Powerplant
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- Empty weight: 35,500 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 66,000 kg
- Powerplant: 4 × Ivchencko/Progress AI-20M turboprop engines, 3,151 kW (4,225 hp) each
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Performance
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- Maximum speed: 645 km/h
- Ferry range: 7,500 km
- Endurance: 13 hours
- Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
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Links to Youtube & Others
The Il-38 was operated by units in the Soviet Northern, Pacific and Baltic fleets. In March 1968 a squadron of Il-38s deployed to Cairo in Egypt, flown by Soviet crews but in Egyptian markings, until withdrawn in 1972.
Youtube Link
The type made its first visit to a NATO base in 1995, at NAS Jacksonville in United States.[1] Its first appearance at an airshow in the West was at the 1996 Royal International Air Tattoo in United Kingdom.
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