VEB Drezden (Ilyushin) Il-14T

VEB Air Works Drezden (Ilyushin) Il-14T

The first Il-14 made its initial flight on September 20, 1950, and deliveries of production models in the USSR began on 1954. When Il-14 production ended in 1960, 839 aircraft were produced in the USSR, East Germany as the VEB Il-14 (80 pcs), and Czechoslovakia, as the Avia Av-14 (203 pcs). The different version Il-14 seated 18 to 42 passengers or equivalent cargo.
Poland was using 16 Il-14 and VEB Il-14 in a military role and 13 (6 Il-14, 6 VEB Il-14 and 1 Av-14) in LOT Polish Airlines.

Museum Example

Manufacturer: VEB Air Works, Drezden (former East Germany)
Manufacture Date: 1959
Serial #: 14803069
Last Registration #: 3069

History

2 Jul 1959, To 36th Special Squadron, Okecie AFB, Warsaw (t/n unknown).
1963, To 55th (since May 1967 - 13th) Cargo Squadron, Balice AFB, Krakow (t/n: 45).
This aircraft was lend occasionally to LOT Polish Airlines and marked:
3 Jun 1961 to 30 Nov 1961, Registration: SP-LNR,
3 Jun 1963 to 30 Jul 1963, SP-LNP,
2 Jun 1966 to 15 Jul 1966, SP-LNU,
3 Jun 1968 to 12 Jul 1968, SP-LNU.
Rebuilt to photogrammetric version (factory and date unknown).
Mar 1982, New t/n: 3069.
It was delivered to the Museum on January 24, 1989.

Technical data

Wingspan: 31.70 m
Length: 21.31 m
Height: 7.80 m
Empty Weight: 12,080 kg
Operational Weight: 17,250 kg
Maximum Speed: 431 kph
Cruising Speed: 300 kph
Service Ceiling: 7,400 m
Range: 1,500 to 2,500 km
Crew: two pilots, navigator, board engineer, radio operator (and passengers or photo specialists)
Powerplant: two ASh-82T, 1,900 hp 14 cylinder twin radial engines

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Photogrammetric sight