Shcherbakov Shche-2

__NOTOC__The Shcherbakov Shche-2 was a Soviet light aircraft designed and manufactured during the Great Patriotic War, named after its designer, Alexei Shcherbakov.

Shche-2 was a semi-cantilever high-wing cabin monoplane of largely wooden construction. It was designed in 1942-1943 as a multipurpose military transport, went into production in 1943, and phased out in 1946.

After the war, the plane served at various civil duties as well.

pecifications (Shche-2)

General characteristics

* Crew: two
* Capacity: 16 troops, 11 stretchers, or 1,130 kg (2,491 lb) of cargo
* Length: 14.27 m (46 ft 10 in)
* Wingspan: 20.48 m (67 ft 2 in)
* Height: m ( ft in)
* Wing area: 63.9 m² (687 ft²)
* Empty: 2,270 kg (5,004 lb)
* Loaded: 3,400 kg (7,496 lb)
* Maximum takeoff: 3,700 kg (8,157 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Shvetsov M-11E, 86 kW (115 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 157 km/h (98 mph)
* Range: 1,000 km (623 miles)
* Service ceiling: 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
* Rate of climb: 72 m/min (236 ft/min)
* Wing loading: 53 kg/m² (11 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 0.05 kW/kg (0.03 hp/lb)

Users

Civil Operators

; USSR
* Aeroflot

Military Operators

; POL
* Polish Air Force; USSR
* Soviet Air Force

External links

* [http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/from_pdf/shavrov-scherbakov-schetinin/css/shavrov-scherbakov-schetinin.htm www.aeronautics.ru, Russian aeronautics archive]

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