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The Polikarpov Po-2 (also U-2 before 1944, for its initial uchebnyy, 'training', role as a flight instruction aircraft) was an all-weather multirole Soviet biplane, nicknamed Kukuruznik (Russian: Кукурузник, [3] [N 1] NATO reporting name "Mule").
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.
2 1 Petlyakov Pe-3: Inline V-12 × 2: Klimov 330 mph 1336 mi 29,900 ft 1 3 1 × 20mm Polikarpov I-15 biplane: Radial 9-cyl: Shvetsov 228 mph 320 mi 32,200 ft 4 Polikarpov I-153 biplane: Radial 9-cyl: Shvetsov 185 mph 290 mi 35,100 ft 4 Polikarpov I-16: Radial 9-cyl: Shvetsov 288 mph 497 mi 31,800 ft 2 2 × 20mm Polikarpov I-185: Radial 18-cyl ...
Po-2: 1944–1978: 200+ Potez XV: France: reconnaissance. bomber: A.2. B.2: 1924–1935: 237. 8 [3] ... Polikarpov Po-2 built under licence in Poland, 38 S-13s ...
Polikarpov UTI-4 / I-16 UTI; Polikarpov U-2 / Po-2; Shcherbakov Shche-2; Yakovlev UT-2; Military vehicles. Tankettes. TK-3 [2]
Kukuruznik (Russian: Кукурузник) is a Russian word derived from "kukuruza", maize.It was used as a nickname for the following: Polikarpov Po-2, a utility aircraft used extensively in agriculture
Polikarpov Po-2 CCCP-N391 made an emergency landing in tundra near Dudinka after the pilot became disorientated; both crew survived and burned the aircraft to keep warm. 2 April 1947 Siebel Si-204 CCCP-N408 crashed on the bank of the Indigirka River at Chokurdakh after the left propeller reversed in flight; all five on board survived. 17 April 1947
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]