Ilyushin 62

For many years the elegant looking IL-62 was the standard long range aircraft of Aeroflot and other Eastern Europe airlines. About 250 planes were built and there is still a large number of them in service.

The wing’s especially designed leading edge gives outstanding low speed characteristics for the modelplane. Also engine failure handling is easy because of the close to fuselage mounted engines and the large vertical stabilizer. One can say that the IL-62 is the best start-up airlinermodel. The all-moving tailplane provides good pitch control at all speeds.

Powerplant:    Glow:               two  10  to 12 cc  (.60 to .75 cu.in.) engines

                           Turbine:          twice  40 N  (9 lbs.)  thrust

                                                     four  times  20 N  (4.5 lbs.)  thrust

                           Ducted Fan:  diameter up to  85 mm  (3.3’’)

Specifications:

Span               Length                Wing Area                  Weight

IL-62        2.70 m  (106’’)     3.32 m  (131’’)     109.2 dm²  (1693 sq.in.)     12 kg  (26 lbs.)

Pics:

(Norbert Rauch)

(Norbert Rauch)

(Adalbert Pitz)

(Peter Michel)

(Dieter Döring)

(Lonnie DeWitt-Sanders)

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