Russia
Il-14 CRATE (ILYUSHIN)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  Il-14

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft: DC-3 Dakota.
Crew: Five.
Role: Medium-transport, cargo (five equipped troops).
Armament: Usually none.
Dimensions: Length: 73 ft, 2 in (22.3 m). Span: 104 ft (31.70 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: Low-mounted and have straight leading edges and forward-tapered trailing edges with blunt tips.

Engine(s): Two piston engines mounted in and extending beyond the wings' leading edges.

Fuselage: Long, cigar-shaped, and tapered to the rear section. Rounded, solid nose and stepped cockpit.

Tail: Flats mid-mounted on body and back-tapered with rounded tips. Large fin, tapered, with a square tip and a small fairing in the leading edge.

USER COUNTRIES

Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, CIS, Chad, Cuba, Czech Republic, Iraq, North Korea, People's Republic of China, Poland, Romania, South Yemen, Vietnam.