The Ilyushin Il-38 "Dolphin" (NATO Reporting Name: May) is a maritime patrol aircraft and anti-submarine warfare aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.

It was a Development of the Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop transport.

The Il-38 is an adaptation of the four-engined turboprop Ilyushin Il-18 for use as a maritime patrol aircraft for the Soviet Navy

General Characteristics

Crew: 7-8

Length: 40.185 m (131 ft 10 in)

Wingspan: 37.4 m (122 ft 8 in)

Height: 10.17 m (33 ft 4 in)

Wing area: 140 m2 (1,500 sq ft)

Empty weight: 35,500 kg (78,264 lb)

Max takeoff weight: 66,000 kg (145,505 lb)

Powerplant: 4 × Ivchencko/Progress AI-20M turboprop engines, 3,151 kW (4,225 hp) each

Performance

Maximum Speed: 645 km/h (401 mph; 348 kn)
Ferry Range: 7,500 km (4,660 mi; 4,050 nmi)
Endurance: 13 hours
Service Ceiling: 11,000 m (36,089 ft)
Rate of Climb: 5.33 m/s (1,049 ft/min)

Armament

20,000 lb (9,000 kg) of disposable stores, including depth-charges, mines, torpedoes and bombs