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| rdfs:comment | - The Lisunov Li-2, originally designated PS-84 (NATO reporting name "Cab"), was a license-built version of the Douglas DC-3. It was produced by Factory #84 in Moscow-Khimki and, after evacuation in 1941, at TAPO in Tashkent. The project was directed by aeronautical engineer Boris Pavlovich Lisunov.
- Despite the original intention to incorporate as few changes as necessary to the basic design, the GAZ-84 works documented over 1,200 engineering changes from the Douglas engineering drawings, and it was no small task for Vladimir Myasishchev to change all dimensions from U.S. customary units to metric units. Some of the changes were substantial, such as the use of the Russian Shvetsov ASh-62IR engines, a Soviet development of the nine-cylinder Wright R-1820. Some military versions of the Li-2 also had bomb racks and a dorsal turret, unlike the military C-47 development of the DC-3.
- Originally designated PS-84, the Li-2 was a license built copy of the Douglas DC-3 transport aircraft with several key modifications made. The Li-2 had two Shvetsov M-62 engines that were capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 354 kilometers per hour. Armament consisted of three 7.62mm machine gun mounted in a turret on the top of the aircraft with up to 1,000 kilograms of bombs. For short range operations, a maximum load of 2,000 kilograms could be carried on board the aircraft.
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| abstract | - The Lisunov Li-2, originally designated PS-84 (NATO reporting name "Cab"), was a license-built version of the Douglas DC-3. It was produced by Factory #84 in Moscow-Khimki and, after evacuation in 1941, at TAPO in Tashkent. The project was directed by aeronautical engineer Boris Pavlovich Lisunov.
- Originally designated PS-84, the Li-2 was a license built copy of the Douglas DC-3 transport aircraft with several key modifications made. The Li-2 had two Shvetsov M-62 engines that were capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 354 kilometers per hour. Armament consisted of three 7.62mm machine gun mounted in a turret on the top of the aircraft with up to 1,000 kilograms of bombs. For short range operations, a maximum load of 2,000 kilograms could be carried on board the aircraft. The total weight of the Li-2 was around 7,700 kilograms while its total length was around 19.6 meters. Wingspan was 29.8 meters and service ceiling was 5,600 meters. The crew consisted of up to five men, filling the roles of pilot, navigator, and three gunners meanwhile, up to 21 passengers could be carried on board. Operational range was 2,500 kilometers and like its DC-3 base, the Li-2 was very reliable. Especially in cold weather conditions for which it had been modified for.
- Despite the original intention to incorporate as few changes as necessary to the basic design, the GAZ-84 works documented over 1,200 engineering changes from the Douglas engineering drawings, and it was no small task for Vladimir Myasishchev to change all dimensions from U.S. customary units to metric units. Some of the changes were substantial, such as the use of the Russian Shvetsov ASh-62IR engines, a Soviet development of the nine-cylinder Wright R-1820. Some military versions of the Li-2 also had bomb racks and a dorsal turret, unlike the military C-47 development of the DC-3.
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