CIS
Il-20 COOT-A (ILYUSHIN)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  Il-20

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft: P-3C Orion, An-24 Coke, An-12 Cub.
Crew: Five.
Role: Electronics surveillance.
Armament: None.
Dimensions: Length: 117 ft, 9 in (35.9 m). Span: 122 ft, 7 in (37.4 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: Low-mounted, unequally tapered with blunt tips. Positive slant.

Engine(s): Four turboprops mounted in the wings and extending forward of the wings

Fuselage: Round, cigar-shaped tapered at the rear and a rounded nose. Stepped-up cockpit. Bulges on sides of fuselage aft of the cockpit. Pod carried on the fuselage bottom is a SLAR.

Tail: Back-tapered fin with square tip. Equally tapered flats, mid-mounted on the fuselage.

USER COUNTRIES

Afghanistan (Il-18), CIS.