Ilya Muromets
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Ilya Muromets was the name for a class of large aircraft designed about 1912-14 by Igor Sikorsky and made by the Russo-Baltic Wagon Works.
The were intended and used as bombers in WWI, and also intended for civilian use. There was an enclosed passenger compartment. They achieved a number of "firsts".
There are many sources on these aircraft and their manufacture, e.g., w:Sikorsky Ilya Muromets, Vaniuha et al, 2022, and Tkachuk, Kharuk, Soliar, and Skorych, 2022.
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| Name | Ilya Muromets; Ilia Muromets; Ilya Murometz; Illia Muromets |
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| Year constructed | 1914-17 |
| Creators | Igor Sikorsky, Russo-Baltic Wagon Works |
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| Engine horsepower | 100+ |
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| Enclosing categories | bomber, passenger airplane, Russian aircraft |
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