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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]
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 Design Bureau was a Soviet OKB (design bureau) for aircraft, led by Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov. Dux Factory was acquired by the USSR and became part of ...
Po2, pO 2, PO 2, or PO2 may refer to: A military rank: Petty Officer 2nd Class in the Canadian military; Petty Officer Second Class in the United States military; Polikarpov Po-2 or U-2, a Soviet aeroplane; Partial pressure of Oxygen, that is, amount of oxygen in the blood (normally referred to as Dissolved Oxygen)
The ShKAS was the fastest-firing rifle calibre aircraft armament in general service in World War II. A one-second burst from the four ShKAS of a Polikarpov I-153 or Polikarpov I-16 placed 120 bullets within 15 angular mils at 400 meters (1,312 feet) giving a firing density of 5 bullets per square meter of the sky. Moreover, the ShKAS was ...
Pages in category "Polikarpov aircraft" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Airco DH.9A; B.
The Polikarpov P-2 was a 1920s Soviet two-seat intermediate training biplane. [1] It was a single-bay biplane powered by a 300 hp (224 kW) M-6 water-cooled V-8 engine (Hispano-Suiza 8Fb) with a retractable radiator. [1] The prototype first flew in 1927 and entered production with an order for 55 for use as an intermediate trainer. [1]
I-1 - Polikarpov; I-1 - Grigorovich (duplicated designation) I-2 - Grigorovich; I-3 - Polikarpov; I-4 - Tupolev ANT-5; I-5 - Polikarpov. Initially Tupolev I-5/ANT-12, later Polikarpov I-6 redesignated I-5. I-6 - Polikarpov. Renamed to I-5 after winning competition with Tupolev I-5. I-7 - Heinkel HD-37 (licensed-built German aircraft) I-8 ...