Polikarpov BDP-2
1940s Soviet military transport glider
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Polikarpov BDP-2 was a Soviet transport glider developed by Polikarpov during World War II.
| BDP-2 | |
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Drawing of BDP glider | |
| General information | |
| Type | Transport glider |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Polikarpov |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1941 |
| Variant | Polikarpov MP |
Design
After Polikarpov's initial design for an assault glider, given the designation BDP (Boyevoi Desantnyi Planer – troops assault glider), to compete with the Antonov A-7 and Gribovskii G-11 was rejected, the design was re-surrected, in modified form, in 1942, as the BDP-2.[1]
The BDP-2 was an all-wood high wing glider capable of carrying 20 troops and a pilot. The BDP-2 took-off on jettisonable twin wheel dollies and landed on large wooden skids either side of the fuselage.[1]
Specifications
Data from Aircraft of the Soviet Union : the encyclopaedia of Soviet aircraft since 1917,[1]
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: 44.72 m2 (481.4 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,923 kg (4,239 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,000 kg (6,614 lb)
Armament
- Guns: 7 × light infantry machine guns