Lisunov Li-2

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The Lisunov Li-2 was a Soviet license-built version of the Douglas DC-3, widely used as a military transport and passenger aircraft during and after World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet aircraft
license‑built aircraft
military transport aircraft
passenger aircraft
twin‑engine propeller aircraft
airframeModificationComparedTo Douglas DC-3
airframeModificationDetail insulated cabin for cold-weather operations
strengthened structure for rough-field operations
approximateNumberBuilt over 4000
armamentOption bomb racks
machine guns
basedOn Douglas DC-3
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crew 4
designer Boris Lisunov
engineType Shvetsov ASh-62 radial engine
firstFlight 1939
introduced 1942
manufacturer Lisunov Design Bureau
Plant No. 126 Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Moscow Machine Building Plant Znamya Truda
surface form: Plant No. 84 Khimki
maximumPassengerCapacity 28
notableVariant Li-2NB bomber variant
Li-2P
Li-2T
Li-2V
numberOfEngines 2
primaryUser Aeroflot
Soviet Air Forces
surface form: Soviet Air Force
productionEnd 1950s
productionStart 1940
role bomber
cargo transport
civil airliner
paratroop transport
troop transport
status retired from regular service
survivingExamples preserved in museums and as airworthy warbirds
typicalPassengerCapacity 21
usedBy Aeroflot
Bulgarian Air Force
Czechoslovak Air Force
Hungarian Air Force
Chinese Air Force
surface form: People's Liberation Army Air Force

Polish Air Force
Soviet Air Forces
surface form: Soviet Air Force

Yugoslav Air Force
usedInConflict World War II
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane

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