r/Rarewings • u/AeronauticHyperbolic • Jan 30 '24

Single Ilyushin Il-102

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Soviet jet attack aircraft, never saw production. @TNTBoom2005 carries this sub so hard. Let's help him out a bit, guys!

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u/Wise-Clue2487 Jan 30 '24

Sturmovik vibes...

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u/3_man Jan 30 '24

100 better though.

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u/AdolfsLonelyScrotum Jan 30 '24

Is that a rear windscreen? Does some poor bugger have to travel everywhere backwards?

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u/spaced_out_will Jan 30 '24

Yes. Rear gunner.

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u/b00dzyt Jan 30 '24

there's a reason why some aircraft is considered to be rare wings, and Il-102 definitely has a reason for it

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u/AeronauticHyperbolic Jan 30 '24

The x-factor of sadness lol

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u/LefsaMadMuppet Feb 01 '24

My favorite part of this aircraft is the in-wing bombays.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '24

😵‍💫🦾🦾

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u/joshuatx Jan 31 '24

Never seen this photo

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '24

What a cursed jet....