Ilyushin Il-16
| Il-16 | |
|---|---|
| Front view of the Il-16 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Ground-attack aircraft |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Ilyushin |
| Status | Prototype |
| Number built | 3? |
| History | |
| First flight | 1945 |
| Developed from | Ilyushin Il-10 |
The Ilyushin Il-16 (Cyrillic Илью́шин Ил-16) was a Soviet lightweight armored ground-attack aircraft developed at the end of World War II by the Ilyushin Design Bureau. It was in essence a scaled-down version of the Ilyushin Il-10, but was fitted with a newly developed Mikulin AM-43 engine with the expectation that it would be faster and more maneuverable than its predecessor. However, the engine's defects proved to be impossible to rectify and further development were canceled in mid-1946.