Flying a single-engine Antonov An-2 over the Atlantic Ocean
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#2Unfortunately geoblocked here. Is there another link?
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#3There's talk that the only an-2 produced, that resides in Ukraine, was damaged or destroyed.
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#4There's talk that the only an-2 produced, that resides in Ukraine, was damaged or destroyed.
That's another Antonov design , the An-225.
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#5There's talk that the only an-2 produced, that resides in Ukraine, was damaged or destroyed.
Very sad, yes, this is the best source I could find https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/antonov-an-225-larges...
I'm honestly surprised it was destroyed. Why wouldn't the Russians want to use this plane in the future?
EDIT: an-2 != an-225.
Re: Flying a single-engine Antonov An-2 over the Atlantic Ocean
#6There's talk that the only an-2 produced, that resides in Ukraine, was damaged or destroyed.
I think you're talking about the An-225, no? the giant one. the An-2 is not a big plane and nearly 20 thousand were built of them.
Re: Flying a single-engine Antonov An-2 over the Atlantic Ocean
#7There's talk that the only an-2 produced, that resides in Ukraine, was damaged or destroyed.
You're confusing the AN-2 which is a biplane, single engined mass-produced aircraft weighing about 3000kg, with the AN-225, which is a six-engined one-of-a-kind behemoth weighing about 285,000kg
Re: Flying a single-engine Antonov An-2 over the Atlantic Ocean
#8There's talk that the only an-2 produced, that resides in Ukraine, was damaged or destroyed.
Very sad, yes, this is the best source I could find https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/antonov-an-225-larges... I'm honestly surprised it was destroyed. Why wouldn't the Russians want to use this plane in the future? EDIT: an-2 != an-225.
Years ago there were rumors, that they are developing their own super-heavy cargo plane. https://vimeo.com/103542677
Not sure if that project ever went further than the demo video though
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#9Katastrophe!
Re: Flying a single-engine Antonov An-2 over the Atlantic Ocean
#10There's talk that the only an-2 produced, that resides in Ukraine, was damaged or destroyed.
The An-2 (NATO reporting name: "Cock") is a single-engined utility biplane used throughout the former Warsaw Pact as a light airliner, cargo plane, and crop duster. Its general performance is comparable to the ancient Douglas DC-3, with the added twist that it generates so much lift at low speeds that it can land and take off from very rough, unprepared fields.
Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2
The An-225 Mriya is so much bigger that if you could cram them in, it could carry 77 An-2s as passengers :-)