Sukhoi Su-2

what is it?

The Sukhoi Su-2 (Russian: Сухой Су-2) is a Soviet reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft used in the early stages of World War II. It was the first airplane designed by Pavel Sukhoi. The basic design received an engine and armament upgrade (Su-4) and was modified for the ground-attack role (ShB).

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 485 km/htop speed
• range 1,100 kmwithout refuelling
• size 4,700 kgmax take-off weight
• built 893made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 89 years ago, in 1937.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,100 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1937-08-25

introduced

1941

retired

1944

status

retired

number built

893

role

short-range bomber

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

makers

Sukhoi, KhAZ, Dolgoprudnenskoe Scientific Production Plant, Taganrog aviation

engines

1× Shvetsov M-82

crew

2

length

10.5 m

wingspan

14.3 m

height

3.8 m

max take-off weight

4,700 kg

top speed

485 km/h

range

1,100 km

ceiling

8,400 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.