Ilyushin Il-22 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Ilyushin Il-22 was the first jet bomber produced in the USSR in 1946-7. The design was based on documents from the German development Heinkel He 343. Some of the ideas were used, but the Il-22 was significantly larger, had a larger crew and defensive armament. Although only a single example was built, it introduced the Soviet aviation industry to large jet aircraft, and pioneered new methods of manufacture, which ensured that wings and fuselages were manufactured to the correct shape.