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Li-2 Medium transport aircraft (Bomber)

Li-2 Medium transport aircraft (Bomber). First flight: 1939
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Passenger and transport aircraft produced under “Douglas” Co License. During the Great Patriotic War the olane was widely used as a night bomber. It was flown by Heroes of the soviet Union V.S.Grixodubova, A.S. Shornikov, V.G.Grachev.




Technical specifications

DESIGNER Lisunov
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Medium transport aircraft (Bomber)
CREW 4
POWER-PLANT Two piston engines M-64IR
Power, h.p. 2x1.000
DIMENSIONS  
Length, m 19,65
Height, m 5,17
Wing span, m 28,81
Wing area, m2 97,10
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg -
Normal take-off, kg 10.700
Empty aircraft, kg 7.650
Internal fuel, kg -
Payload, kg up to 14-21
- passengers  
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 320
Max speed in low height, km/h 300
Cruising speed, km/h 290
Range, km 2.500
Combat range, km -
Service ceiling, m 5.600
Rate of climb, m/min 240
Maximum overload, g -
ARMAMENT Doesn't have (defensive).






Photos Li-2 Aviation Museums (VVS, Monino, Russian 2007)



Li-2 National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War (Kyiv 2008)