The Polikarpov MP was a Soviet transport aircraft developed by Polikarpov during World War II.

Design

The MP was an all-wood high wing transport design based on the Polikarpov BDP-2 assault glider, bcapable of carrying 20 troops and a pilot.[1]

Specifications

Data from Aircraft of the Soviet Union : the encyclopaedia of Soviet aircraft since 1917,[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 20 troops
• Length: 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
• Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 44.7 m² (481 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,420 kg (5,335 lb)
• Gross weight: 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 365 kg (805 lb) fuel and oil
• Powerplant: 2 × Shvetsov M-11F 5-cylindetr air-cooled radial piston engines, 108 kW (145 hp) each
• Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propellers

Performance

• Maximum speed: 172 km/h (107 mph, 93 kn) at sea level
  
• Landing speed: 98 km/h (61 mph; 53 kn)
• Range: 930 km (580 mi, 500 nmi) at 130 km/h (81 mph; 70 kn)
• Endurance: 7 hours
• Service ceiling: 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
• Time to altitude: 10,009 m (32,838 ft) in 12 minutes 30 seconds
• Wing loading: 78.5 kg/m² (16.1 lb/sq ft)
  
• Take-off distance: 480 m (1,570 ft) at 3,500 kg (7,700 lb)

Armament

• Guns: 7 × light infantry machine guns

References