Polikarpov P-2

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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 inline engine 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] Problems with the original strut-based wing bracing resulted in many aircraft being modified to use bracing wires. It was one of the first aircraft types to be used to train navigators and machine gunners but the type was not very stable and had problems with flying qualities causing the type to be little used.^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Wingspan: 10.40 m (34 ft 1½ in)
Powerplant: 1 × M-6 inline engine, 224 kW (300 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 206 km/h (128 mph)

Armament

ring-mounting on rear-cockpit for a DA machine-gun

Related lists

List of Interwar military aircraft

References

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Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Orbis 1985, p. 2756
↑ Vaclav 1986, pp. 226-227

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.

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Fighters/Interceptors	I-1 DI-1 I-3 DI-2 I-6 I-5 I-15 I-16 I-15bis/I-152 I-153 I-17 VIT-1 VIT-2 I-180 I-185 I-190 TIS ITP

Reconnaissance/Attack	R-1 R-2 R-4 R-5 SSS R-Z Ivanov

Airliners/Transports	PM-1 P-5 P-Z BDP MP

Trainers	U-2/Po-2 P-2

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