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Beechcraft 1900D · Length
Single source57 ft 8 in (17.62 m)[source]
Li-2P · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Beechcraft 1900 | Lisunov Li-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft[source] | Cargo/passenger utility aircraft and light bomber[source] |
| Manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company[source] | State Aircraft Plant No. 84[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | Out of production; in limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair[source] |
19.65 m (64 ft 6 in)[source]
Beechcraft 1900D · Height
Single source15 ft 5 in (4.72 m)[source]
Empty; Beechcraft 1900D · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Beechcraft 1900D · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Beechcraft 1900D · Max takeoff weight
Single source10,874 lb (4,932 kg)[source]
17,227 lb (7,814 kg)[source]
17,120 lb (7,764 kg)[source]
Empty; Li-2P · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Li-2P · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceBeechcraft 1900D · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp ( ) each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp (955 kW) each[source]
Li-2P · 2 × Shvetsov M-62 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines each
Single source2 × Shvetsov M-62 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 670 kW (900 hp) each[source]
Beechcraft 1900D · 2,615 ft/min (
Single source2,615 ft/min (13.28 m/s)[source]
Li-2P · Wing area
Single source91.33 m 2 (983.1 sq ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Soviet Air Force Aeroflot[source]
| Number built | 695[source] | 6,157 (per later research 4,937)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1982–2002[source] | 1939–1952[source] |
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| Introduction date | February 1984[source] | 1939[source] |
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| First flight | September 3, 1982[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Beechcraft Super King Air[source] | Douglas DC-3[source] |
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| Capacity | 19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load[source] | 24 passengers / (20 troops Li-2T )[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 4,458 lb (2,022 kg)[source] | — |
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| Fuel type | Jet A recommended, others usable[source] | — |
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| National origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Guns | — | * 3× 7.62 mm (.30 in) ShKAS machine guns Li-2T / Li-2VV[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers[source] |
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| Bombs | — | * 1,000 kg bombs (normal load) Li-2VV[source] |
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