Polikarpov Po-2

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:

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)