Ilyushin Il-38, Aircraft Wiki

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The Ilyushin Il-38 (Russian Ильюшин Ил-38, NATO codename: “May”), is a military maritime patrol and anti submarine derivative of the civilian Ilyushin Il-18. The first flight of the aircraft took place in the year 1967, development began six years earlier. The head developer was Sergey Ilyushin. In comparison to other Il-18 variants, the aircraft’s fuselage was 4 m longer and the wings were moved 1.8 m forward, to balance the new centre of gravity, caused by more electronics and systems. Through