Lisunov Li-2
The Lisunov Li-2 (NATO reporting name: Cab), originally designated PS-84, was a license-built Soviet-version of the Douglas DC-3. It was produced by Factory #84 in Moscow-Khimki and, after evacuation in 1941, at TAPO in Tashkent. The project was directed by aeronautical engineer Boris Pavlovich Lisunov.
| Li-2 | |
|---|---|
| Li-2 HA-LIX landing at Hahnweide airfield, Germany in 2011, in original MALÉV livery since August 2008 | |
| Role | Cargo/passenger utility aircraft and light bomber |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | GAZ |
| Introduction | 1939 |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Force Aeroflot |
| Produced | 1939-1952 |
| Number built | 6,157 (per later research 4,937) |
| Developed from | Douglas DC-3 |
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