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Sorry, people… Li-2
“The Lisunov Li-2, originally designated PS-84 (NATO reporting name: Cab), was a license-built version of the Douglas DC-3. (…). The project was directed by aeronautical engineer Boris Pavlovich Lisunov.”
“(…) 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 (…)”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisunov_Li-2
*”After his return to Soviet Russia, Lisunov with Vladimir Myasischev, started the process of re-engineering the DC-3 with the objective of putting the DC-3 into production as a licenced derivative, some time later named Li-2.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Lisunov
**Stupid units! 
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November 16, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Why in the world would to change from Standard to French Metric?
November 16, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Because the metric system is superior in every way.
Obviously.
November 17, 2010 at 1:16 am
French
I rest my case
November 17, 2010 at 1:46 am
How old are you? Hating on the French is what people did how many years ago? The metric system is the universal standard for scientific research for a reason. Your outdated view of the French belongs in a museum.
November 17, 2010 at 7:02 am
Seven years, because France didn’t want to join America in their illegal invasion of Iraq. Think of stuff like renaming French Fries to Freedom Fries.
November 17, 2010 at 8:05 am
Not to mention the renaming of french kissing to “slurpy tongue waggling”.
November 17, 2010 at 5:45 am
So is the Statue of Liberty.
November 17, 2010 at 1:22 pm
If this were true then it would be the standard in the US.
November 17, 2010 at 1:29 pm
That’s a good one.
November 16, 2010 at 7:38 pm
<3 propellers.