Talk:Petlyakov Pe-2
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I don't know if the Pe-2 could really be considered a medium bomber, as the main article suggests. It's really a WWII Soviet version of the modern-day A10 Warthog. It was fast, handled well, tooks large amounts of damage, and if it had ever gotten a large caliber cannon installed in the nose, the A10 manufacturers would probably say they based the Warthog off it.
"...some of the women pilots were not sufficiently strong enough to get the airplane airborne by themselves. When such a situation occurred, the procedure was to have one of the crew get behind the pilot's seat and wrap her arms around the control wheel and help the pilot force the wheel back...."
An urban myth, surely? The Russians had heard of trim-tabs!--Ndaisley 19:47, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
Not an urban myth at all. It's on the Wings of the Red Star series (Discovery Wings-narrated by Peter Ustinov), but I can't remember which one.
Powerplant: 2× Klimov M-105PF liquid-cooled V-12, 1,880 kW (2,520 hp) each -> This is wrong, it's half that I guess. 84.77.148.244 11:16, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
- You are correct, M-105PF was rated for 903 kW (1,210 hp) for takeoff. I'll fix the article.
- As far as the second crew member helping the pilot, it's true. I've read memoirs of female Pe-2 pilots who talked about this. Also, the UBT machine gun often had to be cocked on the ground because many gunners were not strong enough to do it in the air. - Emt147 Burninate! 04:25, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
