Petlyakov Pe-2

Frank Riera
Petlyakov Pe-2 FT
Soviet Air Force, 1944

Specifications
General characteristics
Crew: Three ? pilot, gunner, bombardier
Length: 12.66 m (41 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 17.16 m (56 ft 3 in)
Height: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 40.5 m² (436 ft²)
Empty weight: 5,875 kg (12,952 lb)
Loaded weight: 7,563 kg (16,639 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 8,495 kg (18,728 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Klimov M-105PF liquid-cooled V-12, 903 kW (1,210 hp) each

Performance
Maximum speed: 580 km/h (360 mph)
Range: 1,160 km (721 miles)
Service ceiling: 8,800 m (28,870 ft)
Rate of climb: 7.2 m/s (1,410 ft/min)
Wing loading: 186 kg/m² (38 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 250 W/kg (0.15 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns: 1 × 7.62 mm (0.3 in) fixed ShKAS machine guns in the nose,
1 x 12.7mm in rear turret and 1 x 12.7mm in ventral position
Some planes were also equipped with DAG-10 launcher, firing AG-2
parachute timed grenades.
Bombs: 1,600 kg (3,520 lb) of bombs