A model of the Il-2 Shturmovik.

Technical Notes

MODEL AND TEXTURES INCLUDED: A model of the IL-2 has been included as well as color maps and bump map. One skin is included with this aircraft

ROTATIONS: The rudders, ailerons, prop, and elevators have been set up to be rotatable

Textures

Detailed textures are provided

History

The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik was a ground attack aircraft in the Second World War, produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers. In combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 36,163 were built, making it the single most produced military aircraft design in all of aviation history as well as the third most produced aircraft in history behind the 172 and the Polikarpov Po-2. It was a prominent aircraft for tank killing with its accuracy in dive bombing.

To Shturmovik pilots, the aircraft was simply the diminutive "Ilyusha". To the soldiers on the ground, it was the "Hunchback," the "Flying Tank" or, the greatest of compliments, the "Flying Infantryman". Its postwar NATO reporting name was "Bark". The Il-2 aircraft played a crucial role on the Eastern Front, and in Soviet opinion it was the most decisive aircraft in the history of modern land warfare. (Wikipedia)