Ilyushin Il-102 ground attack aircraft - GIF

Ilyushin Il-102 experimental jet-powered ground attack aircraft developed by the Soviets in the 1980s.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...736#post174811
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...042#post149302
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...035#post160625
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...288#post134979
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...255#post134813

Was this their answer to the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II?

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Originally Posted by mlochala

Was this their answer to the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II?

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That was my immediate thought when I saw this! They did appear to have put just a small bit of effort into making it different... but not enough to hide the obvious source of their inspiration.

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Originally Posted by JoeVanGeaux

That was my immediate thought when I saw this! They did appear to have put just a small bit of effort into making it different... but not enough to hide the obvious source of their inspiration.

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Well...To some extent at least, form follows function.

So it's not surprising that aircraft made for a specific purpose look similar, but...

But it does seem that most of the soviet military aircraft, do resemble the US planes they are based off of.

Mig29-F18 etc.

https://jalopnik.com/meet-the-ilyush...omb-1601030964

It never saw production.

Su-25 is the competition that is actually in use.

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Originally Posted by Moldyjim

But it does seem that most of the soviet military aircraft, do resemble the US planes they are based off of.

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