2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Putilov Stal-2: Wikimedia Commons· Public domain
- 2. Fragment of the Putilov Stal-2: Andreykor· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Stal-2 was a Russian mid-range passenger aircraft.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · shoulder wing · 16.2 m wingspan
base stats
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 95 years ago, in 1931.
- Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 16.2 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1931-10-11
- number built
- 111
- role
- airliner
- origin
- USSR
- makers
- Tushino Machine-Building Plant
- engines
- 1× M-26 or MG-31
- length
- 9.7 m
- wingspan
- 16.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,800 kg
- top speed
- 200 km/h
- cruise speed
- 170 km/h
- range
- 750 km
- ceiling
- 5,000 m
- wings
- shoulder wing
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2119260, Wikipedia: Putilov Stal-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.