Shcherbakov Shche-2
| Shcherbakov Shche-2 | |
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| Type: | Transport plane |
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| First flight: |
1942 |
| Commissioning: |
1943 |
| Production time: |
1943-1946 |
| Number of pieces: |
550 |
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The twin-engine transport aircraft Shcherbakov Shche -2 ( Russian Щербаков Ще-2 ) was developed during the Second World War and was mainly used for subcontracting to the Soviet aviation industry. After the war, you put it as a priority airliner for short-haul one.
development
Alexei Shcherbakov had already been involved in the design of a number of gliders and powered aircraft, including the development of the I-153 , before he was given the task of designing an urgently needed multi-purpose military aircraft in 1942. The first flight of the machine, initially known as the TS-1 , took place in the same year and when the state flight tests were finished in the summer of 1943, series production began in October. The Shche-2 appeared in two versions: the cargo version could carry 1000 kg of cargo or, as a medical aircraft, eleven stretchers, the school version was equipped for the training of navigators . The versatile model could carry 16 soldiers as a troop transport or 9 parachutists in the air landing version. Some Shche-2s were given to Poland after the war.
Production ended at the beginning of 1946 after 550 copies had been produced. In 1945 a model for use in agriculture with an improved chassis appeared, but it was not realized because the Shche-2 was chronically underpowered for this task. Two other versions were equipped with diesel engines, a planned double-hull version with three engines remained only a project.
technical description
The Shche-2 was made almost entirely of wood. In the fuselage on the left side there was a large hatch so that even bulky loads could be transported. The fabric-covered wing, which was arranged in a shoulder -wing configuration, was supported by struts on the fuselage. The vertical stabilizer consisted of two end disks that were attached to the horizontal stabilizer . The main wheels of the rigid rear wheel chassis had streamlined panels.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 8th |
| length | 15.25 m |
| span | 21.95 m |
| height | 4.00 m |
| Wing area | 63.88 m² |
| Preparation mass | 2210 kg |
| payload | 1000 kg |
| Takeoff mass | normal 3400 kg maximum 3700 kg |
| drive | two air-cooled five-cylinder - radial engines M-11D |
| Starting power | 116 hp (85 kW) |
| Top speed | 154 km / h |
| Cruising speed | 120 km / h |
| Landing speed | 70 km / h |
| Climb performance | 1.6 m / s |
| Service ceiling | practically 3000 m |
| Range | maximum 640 km |
See also
literature
- Wolfgang Sellenthin: Transport aircraft of the second world war . In: Aviator Calendar of the GDR 1980 . Military Publishing House of the GDR , Berlin 1979, p. 204/205 .
- Heinz A. F. Schmidt: Soviet planes . Transpress , Berlin 1971, p. 62 .
- Nikolay Yakubovich: Shcherbakov's forgotten workhouse - The Shcherbakov SHCHE-2 in military and civil service . In: The Aviation Historian, Issue 24, July 2018, pp. 104–111.
Web links
- History and Photos (Russian)