Polikarpov Po-2 (U-2SP) "Mule"

Polikarpov Po-2 (U-2SP)

Designer:

Nikolai Polikarpov

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Designations:
          (Soviet, Pre-1944):
          (Soviet, 1944-)
          NATO Reporting Name:
 

U-2, U-2SP

Po-2

Mule

Role:
          Military:
          Civil:
 
Recon/Trainer
Lt. Transport, Mail Delivery, Air Ambulance

Year Adopted:

1927

Operational Status:

USSR/Russia - Obsolete

Other Nations: Albania, Bulgaria, China (PRC), Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Nazi Germany, East Germany, Hungary, Laos, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia

Armament:

1 x 7.62mm Machine Gun
550 lbs of bombs

Engine:

M-11, 5-cylinder radial, air-cooled, 100 hp engine

Crew:

2

Wingspan:

11.4 meters (37 feet, 5 inches)

Length:

8.15 meters (26 feet, 9 inches)

Height:

2.92 meters (9 feet, 6 inches)

Maximum Speed:

149 km per hour (93 miles per hour)
Take-Off Weight:
          (loaded):
   
981 kg  (2,167 lbs)

Ceiling:

4,000 meters (13,120 feet)

Range:

530 km (300 miles)

 

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Angelucci, Enzo and Paolo Matricardi, World Aircraft 1918-1935, Rand McNally, 1979. Print.
(2) Munson, Kenneth, Bombers between the Wars 1919-1939, The McMillan Company, 1970. Print.