And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Antonov AN-2 "Cub", powered by a Soviet built modification of the Wright R1820 that powered the Flying Fortress. The big "muffler" is a heat exchanger that transfers heat from the exhaust to the cabin air. Al_in_Ottawa
Al, might that not be an AN-2 "Colt"? With a modification. One of my late colleagues, who flew a Stinson in the Yukon flew in a 'Colt' some decades ago in what was still the USSR. Steve_in_Ottawa
Design: A large, rugged biplane designed for operation from poor, unimproved airstrips. Unmatched Slow Flight: The An-2 has no reported stall speed; pilots can maintain control at speeds as low as 30 mph (approx. 25 knots). Variants: Used for crop dusting (nicknamed Kukuruznik or "corn plane"), transport (12 passengers), firefighting, and skydiving. Performance: Capable of operating in harsh environments and extreme weather. Engine: Powered by a 9-cylinder Shvetsov ASh-62 radial engine,
Antonov An-2
ReplyDeleteIt didn't come with a turboprop. Been re-engined.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a radial engine, not turboprop. 4:14pm describes it accurately below.
DeleteAntonov did make a version with a turboprop from the factory, called it AN-3. Was not widely produced, compared to its AN-2.
Antonov An-2 Colt. I would love to fly on one sometime. This one is the Netherlands, which is a bit far.
ReplyDeleteAntonov AN-2 "Cub", powered by a Soviet built modification of the Wright R1820 that powered the Flying Fortress. The big "muffler" is a heat exchanger that transfers heat from the exhaust to the cabin air.
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Al, might that not be an AN-2 "Colt"? With a modification. One of my late colleagues, who flew a Stinson in the Yukon flew in a 'Colt' some decades ago in what was still the USSR. Steve_in_Ottawa
DeleteI'm sure I read somewhere that you can't get a C of A for the AN2 in the UK: agricultural engineering?
ReplyDeleteDesign: A large, rugged biplane designed for operation from poor, unimproved airstrips.
ReplyDeleteUnmatched Slow Flight: The An-2 has no reported stall speed; pilots can maintain control at speeds as low as 30 mph (approx. 25 knots).
Variants: Used for crop dusting (nicknamed Kukuruznik or "corn plane"), transport (12 passengers), firefighting, and skydiving.
Performance: Capable of operating in harsh environments and extreme weather.
Engine: Powered by a 9-cylinder Shvetsov ASh-62 radial engine,
I mistook the exhaust for a JATO bottle
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