| Manufacturer |
Yakovlev |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Yakovlev Yak-44 () was a proposed twin-turboprop Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, resembling the United States Navy's E-2 Hawkeye, intended for use with the Soviet Navy's Ulyanovsk class supercarriers. |
The Douglas DC-2 is a retired American 14-passenger twin-engined airliner which was produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company starting in 1934. |
| ICAO Code |
|
DC2 |
| First Flight |
|
1934-05-11 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1934-05-18 |
| Designer |
Yakovlev |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Carrier-based airborne early warning and control |
|
| Length (m) |
20.39 |
18.5928 |
| Height (m) |
7 |
4.8768 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
|
| Max Seating |
|
14 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
740 |
337.9622 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
305.7754 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13000 |
6842.76 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
5.08 |
| Capacity Description |
|
14 passengers |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
|
| Number Built |
|
192 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Progress D-27 propfan, 10290 kW (13799 hp) each |
2 × Wright GR-1820-F52 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 578 kW (775 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA), KLM, Pan American Airways |
| Status |
Cancelled before prototype construction |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-44 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-2 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
25.7 |
25.908 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
87.236 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Progress D-27 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |