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Does anyone know of an IL-38 May model? Doesn't have to be an AI one - flyable will do.

I know that California Classics had an IL-18 painted to look like an IL-38 but the model didn't have the extended tail boom that I'm looking for.

I haven't been able to connect to avsim.ru all day so I can't check there.

There's a screenshot of an IL-38 on the simviation forums from back in Sep 2007 and I've sent an email to the poster but haven't heard back yet. In case you're interested, here's the post:
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2 ... 1190469507

Any info would be helpful and appreciated.

Thanks.

Ford

Google search shows that http://www.avsimrus.com/ has one in its AI section but I can't connect to it.

John

Yeah. That's part of the problem... Senior moment here, is avsimrus.com the normal/correct address you remember? I thought I used avsim.ru a few days ago (shows why I should bookmark stuff more regularly)!

Try the link below for a flyablemodel:

http://www.avsim.su/files.phtml?action= ... 1&hl=Il-38

Thanks Jan

I'm not at home so I can't check but doesn't the UNNT package have this aircraft in it?

KevinJarvis wrote:I'm not at home so I can't check but doesn't the UNNT package have this aircraft in it?

It has the Il-62, Il-76, Il-86 and the Il-18.

John

The Il-38 is the military version of Il-18 i think.

There is a AI Il-18 on avsim too.

There is the link :

http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?Ca ... LID=129532

foufure wrote:The Il-38 is the military version of Il-18 i think....There is a AI Il-18 on avsim too.

Well, not to be pedantic but that's sort of like suggesting that The P-3 Orion is the same design as the Lockheed L-188 Electra and that you could substitute the latter for the former in your sim with a simple repaint. It is not the same plane structurally. The P-3C has 7 feet of fuselage removed from in front of the wings, as well having as a myriad of internal, external, and airframe modifications - most obviously the sonar boom extension at the rear.

Back to the IL-38 - The IL-38 airframe is stretched by 13ft over the Il-18 and the wings are moved forward. The tail contains a MAD, while under the forward fuselage is a a bulged search radar housing.

Take a quick look at pictures available from posts in this thread and the distinctions are pretty clear.

IL-38 rear side view


2nd IL-38 rear side view


IL-18 - the pic for the avsim IL-18 file you linked to

Hmm, can't seem to get it to "preview". Anyway, obviously "no" tail boom - a truly necessary feature IMO - would you think P-3C if you saw one without it's boom?

In the end, I've decided to use the "flyable" model that was linked to - after removing the panel and sound files. Unfortunately, they didn't model the undernose radome, but they did include the absolutely necessary tail boom. Sigh.

As a matter of fact, I've already installed some and have a dozen or so flying out of Severomorsk, Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Yelizovo along with some old and out of date Be-12s just because I like these old beasts, um flying boats (yeah, yeah, flying boats, that's the ticket!).

Thanks for all the assistance guys.

Ford.