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The aircraft was designed by Nikolai Polikarpov to replace the U-1 trainer (a copy of the British Avro 504), which was known as Avrushka to the Soviets. [6]The prototype of the U-2, powered by a 74 kW (99 hp) Shvetsov M-11 air-cooled five-cylinder radial engine, first flew on 7 January 1928 piloted by M.M. Gromov. [6]
Polikarpov Design Bureau was a Soviet OKB (design bureau) for aircraft, ... Po-2/U-2 "Mule" general purpose biplane, 1928; P-2 biplane trainer, 1927; References
The regiment flew in steel-and-canvas Polikarpov U-2 biplanes, a 1928 design intended for use as training aircraft (hence its original uchebnyy designation prefix of "U-") and for crop dusting, which also had a special U-2LNB version for the sort of night harassment attack missions flown by the 588th.
Polikarpov stayed in Russia after the Russian Revolution and rose to become head of the technical department Dux Aircraft factory in 1923. Polikarpov was responsible for some of the first indigenous aircraft designs in the Soviet Union during the 1920s, including the I-1 fighter (1923), R-1 reconnaissance plane (1927), U-2 utility biplane (1927 ...
Polikarpov U-2VS (Po-2) USSR: Utility biplane One captured in 1944 Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 USSR: Fighter One I-16 captured near Dorohoi in 1941. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3: USSR: Fighter Captured near Melitopol on 18 March 1942 when the pilot defected. [8]
This is a list of aircraft in alphabetical order beginning with 'Pi–Pz'. ... Polikarpov TPK [16] Polikarpov U-2; Polikarpov UTI-1; Polikarpov UTI-2; Polikarpov UTI-3;
Here is a list of aircraft used by the Soviet Soviet Air Forces (VVS) ... Polikarpov U-2; Yakovlev UT-1; Yakovlev UT-2; Yakovlev Yak-7U; Weapons and munitions.
Pages in category "Polikarpov aircraft" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Polikarpov P-2; Polikarpov PM-1; Polikarpov Po-2; R ...