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Lisunov Li-2:Soviet Version of Douglas DC-3

Bright Side Of Military · June 20, 2024 · 2:10 · English · Documentary

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Video from the channel Bright Side Of Military about Douglas DC-3, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 2:10. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.

A short English-language piece on the Lisunov Li-2, the Soviet version of the Douglas DC-3. The DC-3 first flew in 1935, and four years later its Soviet equivalent entered service, a project led by engineer Boris Pavlovich Lisunov. The Soviet government obtained the licence in July 1936, and the design was adapted to the country's harsh flying conditions. It carried a crew of four and up to 24 passengers, and served in civil transport, cargo and military missions. Some versions had a bombsight, bomb racks and an MV-3 dorsal turret, first with a 7.62 mm machine gun and later with a 12.7 mm UBT. The Li-2VV added another machine gun in the nose and could carry four 250 kg bombs. The piece gives 7,700 kg empty, 11,280 kg at takeoff, two Shvetsov ASh-62 engines of about 1,000 hp, a top speed of 280 km/h, a range of 2,500 km and a ceiling of 18,400 feet.

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