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Turboprop airliner and reconnaissance aircraft
Ilyushin Il-18 is a turboprop airliner and reconnaissance aircraft originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Moscow Machinery Plant No. 30. Reported operators include Russian Air Force Russian Naval Aviation Air Koryo Aeroflot (historical).
Technical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 35.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 35.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Turboprop airliner and reconnaissance aircraft
Soviet Union
Moscow Machinery Plant No. 30
Ilyushin
In limited service
Russian Air Force Russian Naval Aviation Air Koryo Aeroflot (historical)
at least 678
1957–1985
4 July 1957
Ilyushin Il-20M Ilyushin Il-38
Ilyushin Il-62
9
65-120 passengers
35.9 m (117 ft 9 in)
37.4 m (122 ft 8 in)
10.165 m (33 ft 4 in)
140 m 2 (1,500 sq ft)
35,000 kg (77,162 lb)
64,000 kg (141,096 lb)
30,000 L (6,599 imp gal; 7,925 US gal)
4 × Ivchenko AI-20M axial flow turboprop engines, 3,170 kW (4,250 hp) each
675 km/h (419 mph, 364 kn)
625 km/h (388 mph, 337 kn) at 8,000 m (26,000 ft)
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.
11,800 m (38,700 ft)
3.5 m (11 ft)
52,600 kg (115,963 lb)
48,800 kg (107,586 lb)
64,500 kg (142,198 lb)
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)
TG-16M (28 Volt DC)
ICAO CAT 1 Decision Height 60 m (200 ft) / 800 m (Visibility) or 550 m RVR
1,350 m (4,430 ft)
850 m (2,790 ft)
or RPSN-2N Emblema weather radar
autonomous navigation system DISS-1: doppler speed/drift sensor ANU-1: autonomous navigation computer
doppler speed/drift sensor
autonomous navigation computer
navigation system
compass system
remote celestial compass
SHORAN ( Svod - Dome)
ILS
radio altimeter
navigation display
main and backup ADF (automatic direction finder)
communications radio
command link radio, 2 of.
IFF transponder ( Khrom - Chromium)
flight data recorder
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ilyushin Il-18 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
LibyaDated directory active-fleet estimate for Il-18, grouped under Ilyushin Il-18. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
RussiaNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: Il-18D. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / MP. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Russian Air Force Russian Naval Aviation Air Koryo Aeroflot (historical)
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