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A high-wing, braced twin-engine monoplane with a twin tail and fixed two-wheel landing gear. The aircraft could carry up to 16 passengers, nine paratroopers, or nine wounded on stretchers.
The Shche-2 was developed by the KB-42 design bureau under the leadership of A. Ya. Shcherbakov. A total of 567 aircraft were produced.
Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Sherbakov |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| TYPE |
Light transport aircraft
|
| CREW | 2 |
| POWER-PLANT | Two piston engines M-11D |
| Power, h.p. | 2x115 |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Length, m | 14,27 |
| Height, m | 3,80 |
| Wing span, m | 20,48 |
| Wing area, m2 | 63,90 |
| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 3.600 |
| Normal take-off, kg | 3.400 |
| Empty aircraft, kg | 2.270 |
| Internal fuel, kg | 370 |
| Warload, kg | - |
| Payload, kg | 1.130 |
| - passengers | up to 16 |
| - paratroops | 9 |
| - stretcher | 9 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 160 |
| Max speed in low height, km/h | - |
| Cruising speed, km/h | 140 |
| Ferry range, km | 2.160 |
| Range, km | 850 |
| Combat range, km | - |
| Service ceiling, m | 2.400 |
| Rate of climb, m/min | 72 |
| Maximum overload, g | - |
| ARMAMENT | Doesn't have (defensive). |