| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Type | U-5 LSh |
| Function | Liaison |
| Year | 1942 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Powerplant | |
| Type | MG-31F |
| Power | 330hp |
| Size | |
| Length | 7.75m |
| Height | ?m |
| Wingspan | 9.84m |
| Wing area | 25.53m2 |
| Weights and loads | |
| Empty | 880kg |
| Loaded | 1400kg |
| Wing Load (kg/m2) | 54.8 |
| Power load (kg/hp) | 4.25 |
| Speed | |
| Maximum at 0m | 272km/h |
| Cruise | 240km/h |
| Landing | 75km/h |
| Roll | |
| Landing | 130m (11sec) |
| Takeoff | 40m (6sec) |
| Range | |
| Practical | 1000km |
| Flight Endurance | 4.5h |
| Ceiling | |
| Ceiling | m |
| Climb | |
| 1000m | ?min |
| Payload | |
| Fuel+Oil | 250+30kg |
| Seats | 2 |
U-5 MG-31F (LSh) by V.V.Nikitin
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In 1942 Moscow Defence District (MVO) Command placed an order for the 'Light Headquarter Liaison' aircraft at the Front Line Repair Workshops of the MVO. V.V.Nikitin was a Designer General (and Technologist Major) of those Workshops, and he chose to modify his well-tested U-5 trainer to fulfill the Command demands.
MG-31F engine was chosen, aircraft structure was changed and strengthened accordingly. The upper wing was taken from the I-153. Root parts cut away so the wing span was same as for U-5. Fuselage frame - steel tubes, with plywood skinning.
Pilot's cockpit and passenger cabin were enclosed by common plexiglas canopy. Two passengers were 'mounted' on simple bench-type seat.
Aircraft was ready same year (1942) and served until 1944. This reliable workhorse plane performed over 600 missions from Leningrad to Stalingrad, survived several German fighter attacks, receiving a score of bulletholes. Minor damages were fixed in-field, no engine failures accounted for.
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48k b/w LSh from "History of aircraft construction in the USSR", Vol.2 p.98;
Used for background on this page. |
| Predecessors | Modifications |
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 U-5 |
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| References | Links |
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| Created February 15, 2000 |  |
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