Cessna 177 Cardinal vs Lisunov Li-2: Specs Compared

ASupport aircraft

Cessna 177 Cardinal

Light utility aircraft

BSupport aircraft

Lisunov Li-2

Cargo/passenger utility aircraft and light bomber

Credit

Julian Herzog ( Website ) · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Cessna 177 CardinalCessna 177B · Length

8.43 m

Length source ↗

Lisunov Li-2Li-2P · Length

19.65 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

8.43mCessna 177B · Length

19.65mLi-2P · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.43 m

Cessna 177B · Length

Single source

27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)^[source]

19.65 m

Li-2P · Length

Single source

19.65 m (64 ft 6 in)^[source]

10.82mCessna 177B · Wingspan

28.81mLi-2P · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.82 m

Cessna 177B · Wingspan

Single source

35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)^[source]

28.81 m

Li-2P · Wingspan

Single source

28.81 m (94 ft 6 in)^[source]

2.62mCessna 177B · Height

—

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.62 m

Cessna 177B · Height

Single source

8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)^[source]

1.1t

11.3t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

678 kg

Empty; Cessna 177B · Empty weight

Single source

1,134 kg

Maximum take-off; Cessna 177B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

1,495 lb (678 kg)^[source]

2,500 lb (1,134 kg)^[source]

7,700 kg

Empty; Li-2P · Empty weight

Single source

11,280 kg

Maximum take-off; Li-2P · Max takeoff weight

Single source

7,700 kg (16,976 lb)^[source]

11,280 kg (24,868 lb)^[source]

1Cessna 177B · Crew

4Li-2P · 5-6 Li-2T

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Cessna 177B · Crew

Single source

1^[source]

4 people

Li-2P · 5-6 Li-2T

Single source

4 (5-6 Li-2T )^[source]

252km/hMaximum; Cessna 177B · Maximum speed

280km/hMaximum; Li-2P · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

230 km/h

Cruise; Cessna 177B · Cruise speed

Single source

252 km/h

Maximum; Cessna 177B · Maximum speed

Single source

136 kn (157 mph, 252 km/h)^[source]

124 kn (143 mph, 230 km/h)^[source]

245 km/h

Cruise; Li-2P · Cruise speed

Single source

280 km/h

Maximum; Li-2P · Maximum speed

Single source

280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)^[source]

245 km/h (152 mph, 132 kn)^[source]

1,119kmCessna 177B · Range

2,500kmLi-2P · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,119 km

Cessna 177B · Range

Single source

604 nmi (695 mi, 1,119 km)^[source]

2,500 km

Li-2P · Range

Single source

2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi)^[source]

130kW

670kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

130 kW

Cessna 177B · 1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine

Single source

1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine , 180 hp (130 kW)^[source]

670 kW

Li-2P · 2 × Shvetsov M-62 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines each

Single source

2 × Shvetsov M-62 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 670 kW (900 hp) each^[source]

16.2m²Cessna 177B · Wing area

91.3m²Li-2P · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

16.2 m²

Cessna 177B · Wing area

Single source

174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )^[source]

91.33 m²

Li-2P · Wing area

Single source

91.33 m 2 (983.1 sq ft)^[source]

4,500mCessna 177B · Service ceiling

5,600mLi-2P · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,500 m

Cessna 177B · Service ceiling

Single source

14,600 ft (4,500 m)^[source]

5,600 m

Li-2P · Service ceiling

Single source

5,600 m (18,400 ft)^[source]

4.3m/sCessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.3 m/s

Cessna 177B · 840 ft/min (

Single source

840 ft/min (4.3 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Cessna 177 Cardinal and Lisunov Li-2 configuration
Specification	Cessna 177 Cardinal	Lisunov Li-2
Type	Light utility aircraft^[source]	Cargo/passenger utility aircraft and light bomber^[source]
Manufacturer	Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]	State Aircraft Plant No. 84^[source]
Number built	4,295^[source]	6,157 (per later research 4,937)^[source]
Manufactured	1968–1978^[source]	1939–1952^[source]
Introduction date	1968^[source]	1939^[source]
First flight	July 15, 1966^[source]	—
Capacity	3 passengers^[source]	24 passengers / (20 troops Li-2T )^[source]
National origin	—	Soviet Union^[source]
Status	—	Out of production; in limited service^[source]
Primary users	—	Soviet Air Force Aeroflot^[source]
Developed from	—	Douglas DC-3^[source]
Guns	—	* 3× 7.62 mm (.30 in) ShKAS machine guns Li-2T / Li-2VV^[source]
Airfoil	—	root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206^[source]
Propellers	—	3-bladed variable-pitch propellers^[source]
Bombs	—	* 1,000 kg bombs (normal load) Li-2VV^[source]

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Cessna 177 Cardinal

Lisunov Li-2

Type

Light utility aircraft^[source]

Cargo/passenger utility aircraft and light bomber^[source]

Manufacturer

Cessna Aircraft Company^[source]

State Aircraft Plant No. 84^[source]

Number built

4,295^[source]

6,157 (per later research 4,937)^[source]

Manufactured

1968–1978^[source]

1939–1952^[source]

Introduction date

1968^[source]

1939^[source]

First flight

July 15, 1966^[source]

—

Capacity

3 passengers^[source]

24 passengers / (20 troops Li-2T )^[source]

National origin

—

Soviet Union^[source]

Status

—

Out of production; in limited service^[source]

Primary users

—

Soviet Air Force Aeroflot^[source]

Developed from

—

Douglas DC-3^[source]

Guns

—

* 3× 7.62 mm (.30 in) ShKAS machine guns Li-2T / Li-2VV^[source]

Airfoil

—

root: NACA 2215 ; tip: NACA 2206^[source]

Propellers

—

3-bladed variable-pitch propellers^[source]

Bombs

—

* 1,000 kg bombs (normal load) Li-2VV^[source]