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The Ilyushin Il-14 (NATO reporting name: Crate) was a Soviet twin-engine commercial and military personnel and cargo transport aircraft that first flew in 1950, and entered service in 1954. The Il-14 was also manufactured in East Germany by VEB Flugzeugwerke as the VEB 14 and in Czechoslovakia as the Avia 14. The Ilyushin Il-14 was typically replaced by the Antonov An-24 and Yakovlev Yak-40.

Il-14
Il-14G of Aeroflot at Arlanda Airport in 1970
Role	Airliner, transport aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Design group	Ilyushin
First flight	1 October 1950
Introduction	1954 (Aeroflot)
Retired	1998 (Vietnamese Air Force) 1998 (Syrian Air Force) 2005 (Russian CAA)
Status	Retired
Primary users	Soviet Air Force Aeroflot Egyptian Air Force
Number built	1,348
Developed from	Ilyushin Il-12

Design and development

The Il-14 was developed as a replacement for the widespread Douglas DC-3 and its Soviet built version, the Lisunov Li-2. A development of the earlier Ilyushin Il-12, (that first flew in 1945[1]), the Il-14 was intended for use in both military and civil applications. The Il-12 had major problems with poor engine-out behaviour. Also, it had less payload capability than was originally planned (although the Il-12 was intended to carry 32 passengers, in service it only carried 18, which was uneconomical).[1]

The development into the Il-14 was a vast improvement over the Il-12, with a new wing and a broader tailfin. It was powered by two 1,400 kW (1,900 hp) Shvetsov ASh-82T-7 radial piston engines. These changes greatly improved aerodynamic performance in engine-out conditions.[1]

Total production of the Il-14 was 1,345 aircraft: 1,065 in Moscow (Moscow Machinery Plant Nr.30) from 1956 to 1958 and Tashkent (Factory Nr.84) from 1954 to 1958. Licensed production of 80 in East Germany by VEB Flugzeugwerke Dresden (FWD) from 1956 to 1959 and 203 in Czechoslovakia by Avia, Prague, from 1956 to 1960. It was rugged and reliable, and thus was widely used in rural areas with poor quality airfields.

The type was also used by the East German aircraft industry as a test aircraft for the horizontal stabilizer of the Baade 152.

Variants

• Il-14 : Twin-engined passenger, cargo transport aircraft.
• Il-14FK / 14FKM : Aerial photography version.
• Il-14G : Freight or cargo aircraft.
• Il-14GGO : Geophysical research version.
• Il-14LIK-1 / LIK-2: Navigation aid calibration version, based on the Il-14M.
• Il-14LR : Ice reconnaissance version.
• Il-14M : Stretched Il-14P, fitted with a lengthened fuselage, 14–36 seat.
• Il-14P : Airliner version, 18–32 seat.
• Il-14PS / S : VIP versions, based on Il-14P.
  • Il-14SI: Extended-range VIP version.
  • Il-14SO: 18-seat VIP version.
• Il-14RR: Fisheries reconnaissance version.
• Il-14T : Military transport version.
  • Il-14TB: Glider tug.
  • Il-14TD: Paratroop/assault transport.
  • Il-14TS: Medevac version.
  • Il-14TG: Cargo freighter.
• Crate-C : Electronic warfare version.

License-built variants

• Avia 14 : Ilyushin Il-14Ms built by Avia under licence in Czechoslovakia.
  • Avia 14-24 : 24-seat version.
  • Avia 14-32 : 32-seat version.
  • Avia 14-40 : 40-seat version.
• Avia 14FG : Aerial survey aircraft.
• Avia 14T : Avia-built Ilyushin Il-14T.
• Avia 14S : VIP transport aircraft with six individual seats and a six-seat couch, can be fitted with long-range wing-tip fuel tanks.
• Avia 14 Super : 1960-model with a pressurized cabin for 32, 36, or 42 passengers, fitted with long-range wing-tip fuel tanks.
• VEB 14P : Ilyushin Il-14Ps built by VVB Flugzeugbau under license in East Germany.
• VEB 14T : VEB 14Ps converted to military transports.
• Y-6 : Projected Chinese production version. Aborted after Y-7 development began.^{[citation needed]}

Operators

The Il-14 operated in the Soviet Union until the 1980s and early 90s, and other nations like Cuba and Vietnam. However, the unlicensed Chinese built Y-6 remained in the People's Liberation Army Air Force as a trainer until the late 1980s.

Military operators

There are no current military operators of the Ilyushin Il-14.

 Afghanistan

Afghan Air Force. 26 were supplied to the Afghan Air Force from 1955 onwards.[2] By 1979, the force was reduced to 10, equipping a single squadron.[3]

 Albania

Albanian Air Force. 11 have been operated by the Albanian Air Force from 1957. None remain in service as of 1999. 8 Il-14M were delivered from 1957, with four remaining by 1979.[3] A single Avia built Il-14T along with 2 East Germany built Il-14P transports were delivered in 1983 and retired by 1996.[2]

 Algeria

Algerian Air Force. 12 were delivered to them from 1962, with the last phased out in 1997.[2] Only four were operational by 1979.[3]

 Bulgaria

Bulgarian Air Force. 20 were delivered from 1960, including Il-14M and East Germany built Il-14P examples.[2] The Il-14P was retired by 1974, and only 4 Il-14M remained by 1979.[3]

 Cambodia

The Cambodian Air Force operated 2 Il-14s in 1968.[4]

 China

More than 50 have been operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force from 1955, mostly of the Il-14M (local produced Y-6 did not materialize). Some have been reported in use by the People's Liberation Army Navy as well. Final examples were withdrawn by the late 1990s.[2]

 Republic of the Congo

Congolese Air Force. 5 were delivered from 1960 and remained in service until 1997.[2] All were reported on strength in 1979.[3]

 Cuba

Cuban Air Force. 20 were delivered from 1961, and served as late as 1992.[2]

 Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakian Air Force. 50 were operated from 1958, though most were locally built examples delivered from 1968. Most were retired prior to the split of Czechoslovakia, though a small number may have served briefly with its successor states.[2]

 East Germany

East German Air Force. 30 were delivered, beginning with 11 Ilyushin built aircraft from 1956 and deliveries of East Germany built aircraft commencing the following year and totaling 19 examples. 20 remained by 1979,[3] and all were withdrawn by 1990, with none being passed on to the unified German Luftwaffe.[2]

 Egypt

Egyptian Air Force. 70 were operated by the Egyptian Air Force from 1955. Most were Soviet built models, but at least one East Germany built Il-14P was delivered in 1957. A number of aircraft were destroyed during fighting with Israel, but 26 survived to the peace of 1979.[3] Acquisition of Western aircraft from then on led to the retirement of the Il-14 by 1994.[2]

 Ethiopia

Ethiopian Air Force. 2 were acquired in 1965, with one remaining in service by 1979[3] and finally retired by 1994.[2]

 Guinea-Bissau

4 were in operation in 1979.[3]

 Hungary

Hungarian Air Force. Two Il-14Ps were operated from 1959 to 1976.

 India

Indian Air Force. 26 were delivered from 1955[2] but were withdrawn by 1979.[3]

 Indonesia

Indonesian Air Force. 22 were delivered from 1957 and withdrawn by 1975.[2][3]

 Iraq

Iraqi Air Force. 13 Il-14M were delivered in 1958, with 3 remaining by 1979.[3] The last aircraft were withdrawn after the first Gulf War.[2]

 Khmer Republic

• Khmer Air Force

 Mali

2

 Mongolia

Mongolian People's Air Force. 7 were delivered from 1956, with 6 remaining in service by until 1974.[5]

 North Korea

North Korean Air Force. About 15 have been operated from 1958 with fewer than 10 in service by 1979[3] and the last withdrawn by 1998.[2]

 North Yemen

North Yemen Air Force. 6 or more were delivered from 1958, with a single example flying in 1979.[3] This was passed on to the unified Yemen.

 Poland

Polish Air Force. 12 or more served from 1955, including Soviet built Il-14P, Il-14S, and Il-14T, as well as East Germany built Il-14P and Il-14T models. These served until the 1980s.[2]

 Romania

Romanian Air Force. 33 were delivered from 1955, including 30 East Germany built Il-14P models as well as 3 Il-14M aircraft delivered in 1961. Only 4 remained in service by 1979,[3] with the last Il-14M being retired in 1983. None remained in service by 1993.[2]

 South Yemen

South Yemen Air Force. 4 were delivered from 1966, serving as late as 1988.[2]

 Soviet Union

Soviet Air Force and Soviet Naval Aviation. Serving from 1954, 235 were in service in 1979.[3]

 Syria

Syrian Air Force. 16 were delivered from 1957, with 8 remaining in service by 1979.[3] Final examples were in service as late as 1998.[2]

 Vietnam

Vietnam People's Air Force. 45 were delivered from 1958, with 12 remaining in service by 1979.[3] None remained in service by 1998.[2]

 Yemen

Yemen Air Force. 1 was inherited from North Yemen in 1990, serving for a short time before being retired.[2]

 Yugoslavia

SFR Yugoslav Air Force. One Il-14P was presented by Soviet prime minister Nikita Khrushchev to prime minister Josip Broz Tito in 1956. Six others were given to the Air Force by Yugoslav Airlines in 1963. and were used until 1974. The one presented to Tito is preserved in the Museum of Yugoslav Aviation in Belgrade.

Civil operators

Very few examples remain airworthy, with some still in use for freight duties, and a handful maintained by aviation clubs and enthusiasts. Today only three aircraft remain airworthy in Russia: one, called "Soviet Union" at Gorelovo airfield near St. Petersburg, another, called "Penguin" has performed its maiden flight after restoration on 1.10.2012 and now is based at Stupino airfield near Moscow. The third aircraft, called "The Blue Dream" performed its maiden flight from Tushino airfield to Stupino airfield in May 2014 after more than 10 years repair performed by a team of aero enthusiasts.[6][7] There was also one Il-14 that was possibly airworthy in the United States, but its registration was cancelled in July 2014.[8]

 Bulgaria

• Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
• TABSO

 People's Republic of China

• CAAC
• Shanxi Airlines
• Wuhan Airlines
• Zhongyuan Airlines

 Cuba

• Aerocaribbean
• Cubana – One example is displayed at the Museo del Aire (Cuba)[9]

 Czechoslovakia

• CSA Czechoslovak Airlines
• Government of Czechoslovakia

 East Germany

• Deutsche Lufthansa
• Interflug

 Hungary

• Malev – 10 were operated in Hungary from 1956, two of them by the Hungarian government, eight of them by Malév Hungarian Airlines. The first three of Malév's planes were built in the Soviet Union, with the remaining five Il-14P produced by East Germany. Malév's planes remained operational until 1970, the two planes of the government were retired in 1978. All the Hungarian Il-14 were sold to the Soviet Union for use by the Arctic aviation, where the last one was withdrawn from service in December 1990.[10]

 Iran

• Iran Air^{[citation needed]}

 Mali

• Air Mali

 Mongolia

• MIAT Mongolian Airlines – UVS-MNR Air Mongol

 North Korea

• CAAK – one Il-14 still exists possibly in airworthy condition in the colours of Air Koryo.[11]

 Poland

• Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT – operated 20 aircraft between 1955 and 1974. One aircraft was used for airfield navaid calibration through the 1980s.

 Romania

• TAROM

 Soviet Union

• Aeroflot

 Vietnam

Vietnam Civil Aviation Department – later as Vietnam Civil Aviation (now Vietnam Airlines)[12]

 Yemen

• Yemen Airlines

 Yugoslavia

• JAT – Yugoslav Airlines purchased six Il-14M aircraft in 1957. They were withdrawn in 1963 because they were not as profitable as the Convair CV-440, used by JAT in this period. They were given to the Yugoslav Air Force after the purchase of the Sud Aviation Caravelle and were used until 1974.

Specifications (Il-14M)

Data from The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft[13]

General characteristics

• Crew: 4
• Capacity: 24-32 pax with flight attendant
• Length: 22.3 m (73 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 31.7 m (104 ft 0 in)
• Height: 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 99.7 m² (1,073 sq ft)
• Airfoil: TsAGI SR-5[14]
• Empty weight: 12,600 kg (27,778 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 18,000 kg (39,683 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Shvetsov ASh-82T 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,417 kW (1,900 hp) each
• Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 417 km/h (259 mph, 225 kn)
• Range: 1,305 km (811 mi, 705 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 7,400 m (24,300 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5 m/s (980 ft/min)

Incidents and accidents

See also

• Military transport aircraft

Related development

• Ilyushin Il-12

Related lists

• List of civil aircraft

Notes

The initial version of this article was based on material from aviation.ru. It has been released under the GFDL by the copyright holder.

References

• Ogden, Bob (2008). Aviation Museums and Collections of The Rest of the World. UK: Air-Britain. ISBN 978-0-85130-394-9
• "Pentagon Over the Islands: The Thirty-Year History of Indonesian Military Aviation". Air Enthusiast Quarterly (2): 154–162. n.d. ISSN 0143-5450.

External links

• An Ilyushin IL-14P on its final flight
• Ilyushin IL-14P landing at ZRH Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland
• Renovation of a Hungarian Ilyushin IL-14T, HA-MAL
• IL-14 at the Pacific Coast Air Museum

На других языках

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[de] Iljuschin Il-14

Die Iljuschin Il-14 (russisch Ильюшин Ил-14, NATO-Codename: Crate) ist ein sowjetisches Kurz- und Mittelstrecken-Verkehrsflugzeug mit zwei Kolbenmotoren. Sie war die verbesserte Nachfolgerin der Il-12. Bis auf die Version Avia 14 Super war die Il-14 nicht mit Druckkabine ausgestattet.

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- [en] Ilyushin Il-14

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[fr] Iliouchine Il-14

L'Iliouchine Il-14 (Code OTAN : « Crate ») est un avion de transport civil et militaire soviétique mis en service en 1954. Construit par l'usine d'aviation de Tachkent, il fut également produit en RDA, en Tchécoslovaquie sous la désignation Avia 14, et en Chine sous la désignation Y-6.

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[it] Ilyushin Il-14

L'Ilyushin Il-14 (in cirillico Ильюшин Ил-14, nome in codice NATO Crate[2]) era un aereo da trasporto progettato dall'OKB 39 diretto da Sergej Vladimirovič Il'jušin e sviluppato in Unione Sovietica nei tardi anni quaranta.

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[ru] Ил-14

Ил-14 (по кодификации НАТО: Crate — «Ящик» или «Контейнер») — советский ближнемагистральный самолёт 3-го класса. Разработан в конце 1940-х годов для замены устаревшего самолёта Ли-2, как дальнейшее развитие технических решений, реализованных в самолёте Ил-12. Последний советский пассажирский лайнер с поршневыми двигателями.

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