{"product_id":"ilyushin-il-10-sturmovik-founding-document-set-1946-1952","title":"Ilyushin Il-10 Sturmovik — Founding Document Set: Soviet Technical Description (1946) \u0026 USAF Pilot's Operational Manual (Cornell\/ATIC, 1952)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIlyushin Il-10 «Штурмовик» — Founding Document Set\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo primary-source documents. Two nations. One legendary ground-attack aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis founding set brings together the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Soviet factory technical description\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003edeclassified USAF operational manual\u003c\/strong\u003e for the Ilyushin Il-10 Sturmovik — the definitive Soviet armored ground-attack aircraft of the late Second World War and early Cold War era. Together they offer a uniquely complete picture of the Il-10: how the Soviets built and described it, and how American intelligence evaluated and flew it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the opening entry of the \u003cstrong\u003eIl-10 Sturmovik Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e, which will grow as additional primary-source documents are located and processed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDocument 1 — Soviet Original\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Самолет Ил-10 — Техническое Описание, Книга 3 (Aircraft Il-10 — Technical Description, Book 3)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oborongiz (Оборонгиз), Moscow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngine covered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mikulin AM-42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal classification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Для служебного пользования (For Official Use Only)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssued for use in frontline units, academies, aviation schools, and training establishments of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS). The approval page confirms adoption as the official instructional reference for the study of the aircraft's material components. A direct, unmediated Soviet factory voice on the Il-10's systems and construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDocument 2 — USAF \/ Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e IL-10 Soviet Ground-Attack-Bomber Airplane — Pilot's Operational Manual\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompiled by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc., Buffalo, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrepared for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReport No.:\u003c\/strong\u003e BA-738-D-6  |  ATIC Technical Report No. TR-AC-10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 1952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal classification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Confidential — Group 4 (declassified after 12 years — now fully declassified)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled from direct USAF and Cornell personnel experience flying and maintaining a captured Il-10 airframe. Prepared specifically to enable USAF pilots to operate the aircraft — originally conceived as a means of escape from hostile territory. Contains only what a pilot \u003cem\u003emust know\u003c\/em\u003e to make a single safe flight, validated through hands-on operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eContents\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour-View Drawing \u0026amp; General Arrangement Sketch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral Description \u0026amp; Component\/System Description (pp. 5–23)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCockpit Layout — Photographs (pp. 24–28)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-Flight Check, Engine Starting Procedure, Taxi-through-Landing Checklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAircraft Characteristics — Taxi through Landing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmergency Conditions \u0026amp; Aircraft Service Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePneumatic System Sketch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Data — Mikulin AM-42 Powerplant\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Liquid-cooled V-12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakeoff power: 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) at 2,500 RPM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNominal continuous power: 1,770 hp (1,320 kW)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePropeller: AV-5L-24, three-blade constant-speed, 3.6 m diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngine crankcase shielded within 4–8 mm armored shell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePerformance Data\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eParameter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFigure\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Speed (Sea Level)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e507 km\/h (315 mph)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Speed (2,800 m)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e551 km\/h (342 mph)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCruising Speed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e306 km\/h (190 mph)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eService Ceiling\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7,250 m (23,786 ft)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOperational Range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e800 km (430 nm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTime to Climb to 3,000 m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAerodynamic \u0026amp; Structural Highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-metal stressed-skin fuselage with refined low-drag profile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadiators fully integrated within the armored fuselage shell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWing-root leading-edge air intakes eliminating external drag bulges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMain gear struts rotating 90° to retract fully flush into the wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePush-rod controls replacing cable systems — fighter-like responsiveness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-sealing fuel tanks: upper 440 L + lower 290 L with inert gas pressurization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRear gunner in back-to-back 8 mm armored capsule shared with pilot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚠️ \u003cstrong\u003eRegulatory Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Under FAA 14 CFR § 43.13 and EASA Part-M, any mechanic performing maintenance on an active aircraft must use current, manufacturer-approved revision-controlled data. 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