Antonov An-72 vs Ilyushin Il-18

Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]

Russian Air Force Russian Naval Aviation Air Koryo Aeroflot (historical)^[source]

133^[source]

at least 678^[source]

1977–2002^[source]

1957–1985^[source]

31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]

4 July 1957^[source]

Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]

up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]

65-120 passengers^[source]

Ilyushin^[source]

Ilyushin Il-20M Ilyushin Il-38^[source]

Ilyushin Il-62^[source]

30,000 L (6,599 imp gal; 7,925 US gal)^[source]

3.5 m (11 ft)^[source]

52,600 kg (115,963 lb)^[source]

48,800 kg (107,586 lb)^[source]

64,500 kg (142,198 lb)^[source]

4-bladed AW-68 I constant speed feathering propellers, 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) diameter^[source]

TG-16M (28 Volt DC)^[source]

ICAO CAT 1 Decision Height 60 m (200 ft) / 800 m (Visibility) or 550 m RVR^[source]

1,350 m (4,430 ft)^[source]

850 m (2,790 ft)^[source]

or RPSN-2N Emblema weather radar^[source]

autonomous navigation system^[source]

doppler speed/drift sensor^[source]

autonomous navigation computer^[source]

navigation system^[source]

compass system^[source]

remote celestial compass^[source]

SHORAN ( Svod - Dome)^[source]

ILS^[source]

radio altimeter^[source]

navigation display^[source]

main and backup ADF (automatic direction finder)^[source]

communications radio^[source]

command link radio, 2 of.^[source]

IFF transponder ( Khrom - Chromium)^[source]

flight data recorder^[source]

large turboprop airliner^[source]

The Il-18 design had started in 1954 before the directive was issued and experience with the piston-engined Il-18 was used although the aircraft was a new design. The design was for a four-engined low-wing monoplane with a circular pressurised fuselage and a conventional tail. The forward retracting tricycle landing gear had four wheels fitted on the main leg bogies, the main legs bogies rotated 90 degrees and retracted into the rear of the inboard engines. A new feature at the time was the fitting of a weather radar in the nose and it was the first Soviet airliner to have an automatic approach system. The aircraft has two entry doors on the port-side before and after the wing and two overwing emergency exits on each side.^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The first production aircraft were powered by the Kuznetsov NK-4 but the engines were plagued with problems so the Council of Ministers decreed in July 1958 that all production from November 1958 would use the Ivchenko AI-20 and earlier production would be re-engined. Only 20 IL-18As were built before production changed to the improved Il-18B ; this new variant had a higher gross weight and the nose was re-designed with a larger radome which increased the length by 20 cm. The first Il-18B flew on 30 September 1958 powered by the AI-20; a VIP variant was also built as the IL-18S for the Soviet Air Force. From April 1961 a TG-18 Auxiliary Power Unit was fitted for ground starting rather than the bank of lead-acid batteries. Some aircraft were modified to allow the APU to be run in flight.^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Seventeen foreign air carriers acquired some 125 Il-18 aircraft, seating 100-120 passengers. Il-18s are still in service in Siberia , North Korea and the Middle East , whilst a number of examples manufactured in the mid-1960s were still in civilian use in Africa and south Asia as of 2014. The type operates in various military capacities, including the Il-22PP electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft which entered service in October 2016. A modernized Il-20M with improved radar, radio and optical-electronic reconnaissance equipment entered service in July 2020 to provide secure targeting to Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile system.^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

On 17 September 2018, an Il-20M was accidentally shot down with 15 people on board near Latakia, Syria .^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

First major production model, a medium-haul airliner that could seat 84 passengers.^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Similar to Il-18I, but equipped with an extra center section fuel tank for increased range. The Il-18D is fitted with four 3,169 kW (4,250 shp) Ivchenko AI-20M turboprop engines.^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Equipped with more powerful Ivchenko AI-20M turboprop engines, producing 3,169 kW (4,250 shp). Seating increased to 122 passengers in an enlarged cabin gained by moving the aft pressure bulkhead rearwards by 1.64 m (5 ft).^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Standard Aeroflot version, which entered service in 1961. The Il-18V was powered by four Ivchenko AI-20K turboprop engines, seating 90-100 passengers.^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Il-20M (NATO reporting name: Coot-A)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Il-22M^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Two Il-18Ds modified for ice reconnaissance similar to the Il-20M but with civilian reconnaissance equipment, both later modified back to standard configuration and sold.^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

NPP MIR (ChK Leninets) - 1 in cargo service^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Operators / Civil operators / Current operators; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Russian Aerospace Forces – Il-18,Il-20, Il-20M , Il-22PP and Il-38 versions^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Operators / Military operators; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Capacity: 65-120 passengers^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Length: 35.9 m (117 ft 9 in)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Wingspan: 37.4 m (122 ft 8 in)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Height: 10.165 m (33 ft 4 in)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Wing area: 140 m 2 (1,500 sq ft)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Empty weight: 35,000 kg (77,162 lb)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Max takeoff weight: 64,000 kg (141,096 lb)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Fuselage diameter: 3.5 m (11 ft)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Max. landing weight: 52,600 kg (115,963 lb)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Max. zero-fuel weight: 48,800 kg (107,586 lb)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Max. taxi weight : 64,500 kg (142,198 lb)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Powerplant: 4 × Ivchenko AI-20M axial flow turboprop engines, 3,170 kW (4,250 hp) each^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Propellers: 4-bladed AW-68 I constant speed feathering propellers, 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) diameter Auxiliary power unit: TG-16M (28 Volt DC)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Maximum speed: 675 km/h (419 mph, 364 kn)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Cruise speed: 625 km/h (388 mph, 337 kn) at 8,000 m (26,000 ft)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Range: 6,500 km (4,000 mi, 3,500 nmi) with 6,500 kg (14,330 lb) payload, maximum fuel and reserves for one hour. 3,700 km (2,299 mi; 1,998 nmi) with 13,500 kg (29,762 lb) maximum payload, at 84 - 85% of maximum continuous power.^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Service ceiling: 11,800 m (38,700 ft)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Approach minima: ICAO CAT 1 Decision Height 60 m (200 ft) / 800 m (Visibility) or 550 m RVR^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Take-off run: 1,350 m (4,430 ft)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Landing run: 850 m (2,790 ft)^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

RPSN-2AMG: or RPSN-2N Emblema weather radar NAS-1B: autonomous navigation system DISS-1: doppler speed/drift sensor ANU-1: autonomous navigation computer Put'-4M: navigation system KS-6G: compass system DAK-DB: remote celestial compass RSBN-2S Svod: SHORAN ( Svod - Dome) SP-50 Materik: ILS RV-UM: radio altimeter NI-50BM-1: navigation display ARK-11: main and backup ADF (automatic direction finder) RSB-5/1230: communications radio RSIU-5 (R802G): command link radio, 2 of. SR-2M Khrom: IFF transponder ( Khrom - Chromium) MSRP-12-96: flight data recorder^[source]Ilyushin Il-18 · Specifications (Il-18D); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

• Reported operator · Angola
• Reported operator · Equatorial Guinea
• Reported operator · Kazakhstan
• Reported operator · Libya
• Reported operator · Russia
• Reported operator · Sudan
• Reported operator · Ukraine