Yermolayev Yer-2

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"Another way to transliterate the name is Ermolaev Er-2."

The Yermolayev Yer-2 was a Soviet bomber aircraft of World War II which took part in some nocturnal attacks on Berlin. It originated as a derivative of the "Stal-7" ("Steel-7") transport designed by Bartini.

The Yer-2 was a gull-winged aircraft, with the engines and landing gear nacelles fitted at the crank in the wing; it had twin tailfins.Around 320 were built.

Variants

* DB-240 : This was the original designation of the Yermolayev Yer-2.
* Yer-2 : Twin-engined long-range bomber aircraft. Production version.
* Yer-2-ACh-30B : Improved version.
* Yer-2-ACh-30BF :
* Yer-2ON : ("Osobogo Naznacheniya", "special purpose")
* Yer-2 : Carrier

Operators

; USSR
* Soviet Air Force

pecifications (Yer-2)

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=three
length main=53 ft 3 in
length alt=16.23 m
span main=71 ft 0 in
span alt=21.65 m
height main=15 ft 10 in
height alt=4.82 m
area main=776 ft²
area alt=72.1 m²
empty weight main=lb
empty weight alt=kg
loaded weight main=26,455 lb
loaded weight alt=12,000 kg
max takeoff weight main=29,674 lb
max takeoff weight alt=13,460 kg
engine (prop)=Klimov M-105
type of prop=inlines
number of props=2
power main=1,100 hp
power alt=809 kW

max speed main=395 km/h
max speed alt=246 mph
range main=4,100 km
range alt=2,556 miles
ceiling main=7,700 m
ceiling alt=25,256 ft
climb rate main=330 m/min
climb rate alt=1,082 ft/min
loading main=34 lb/ft²
loading alt=166 kg/m²
power/mass main=0.14 kW/kg
power/mass alt=0.08 hp/lb

armament=
* 1× 12.7 mm machine guns
* 2× 7.62 mm machine guns
* 6,614 lb (3,000 kg) bombs

External links

* [http://www.aviation.ru/okb.php#yer Yer-2 description on aviation.ru]

ee also

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related=
Bartini Stal-7

similar aircraft=

sequence=Yer-2 -
Yer-4