Il-40

The Ilyushin Il-40 was a two-seat Soviet jet-engined armored ground-attack aircraft. The first prototype flew in 1953 and was very successful except when it fired its guns, as their combustion gasses disturbed the airflow into the engines and caused them to flameout or hiccup. Remedying this problem took over a year and involved the radical change of moving the engine air intakes all the way to the very front of the aircraft and repositioning the guns from the tip of the nose to the bottom of the fuselage, just behind the nosewheel. The aircraft, now resembling a double-barreled shotgun from the front, was ordered into production in 1955. Only five production aircraft had been completed before the entire program was canceled in early 1956 when the VVS discarded its close air-support doctrine in favor of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield.

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1953 — 1956  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Brawny; Il-40
2 produced, unguided bomb, Afanasev Makarov AM-23, 
attack airplane, Soviet Air Forces, Ilyushin, 
Ilyushin Il-20, 

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Frameless

Indian Il-76MD pays Subang AFB a visit to recollect troops.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Indian Il-76MD pays Subang AFB a visit to recollect troops.		Commons