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Antonov An-2 Biplane challenge

34.5k GhostHTX  5.3 years ago
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Komrades! Today is good day. Komrade Stalin is in a good mood because Komrade Oleg has designed nice cargo biplane which can fly in backwards direction. It is ok - he is Ukrainian. We send him to gulag with only medium quality borscht.

Amerikanski kapitalists cannot fly in such a manner. They spend many rubles on something called “helicopter”. This will not catch on. And backward flying biplane will accelerate the coming of the glorious workers revolution.

Aaaaanyway... here is my Antonov An-2 replica. I took a wee bit of artistic freedom to keep the part count reasonable. There are some innacuraces. The KGB are currently tracking me to... amend these innacuraces. Probably from somewhere in Siberia.

She will take off in less time than it takes to say “babushka” and will land and come to a stop quicker than you can down a litre of kvass. Top speed is barely in triple figures.

Uncle Joe would be proud, if he wasnt such a genocidal schizoid maniac.

Vtol down drops the flaps, flaperons and slats - which are all present and correct and fully operational.

Trim sets pitch attitude
Throttle, well - it throttles.
Ag1 for nav lights
Ag2 for landing lights
Ag3 for cargo door

Spasibo, komrades!
And a special SPASIBO to konrade getorge, for the Russian lessons!

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General Characteristics

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.18
  • Wing Loading 3.6lbs/ft2 (17.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,534.2ft2 (142.5m2)
  • Drag Points 17125

Parts

  • Number of Parts 549
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,118
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    844 Bubby1234

    Rip 🪦 An 225!

    1.7 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Appreciate that, komrade! @SonicManiaOVA

    +1 3.4 years ago
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    4,336 Stanmich

    Товарищ GhostHTX, просто, вижу Антонова, нажимаю.

    3.4 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Da, comrade. You make the fatherland proud. @ShermanFirefly

    4.8 years ago
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    @GhostHTX comrade ghost, our engineers have created stalins finest anti-ship aircraft out of this airframe, permission to upload? We will include credit.

    4.8 years ago
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    I’m American, and I’m still impressed by this plane to this day.

    5.2 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Thanks! I will try! @f10025

    5.3 years ago
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    2,499 f10025

    what a pity!@GhostHTX It is fun to take this plane,If you go to China again,look for some Air shows,tickets aren't expensive,have a try!

    5.3 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Thanks, komrade! Ive been there twice. It was cool (Beijing and Chengdu). Didnt see a single An-2, though. But then again I wasnt looking too closely. @f10025

    5.3 years ago
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    2,499 f10025

    comrade,nice description.By The way if you want to see some real An-2,wht not come to China?(it seems like now CN has the most of them...for show and sports)

    5.3 years ago
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    41.3k getorge

    U are welcome, comrade @GhostHTX

    5.3 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Ah. So you write it «spasibo» and not «spasiba»? Cool! Now I can speak Russian! Spasibo, komrade! @getorge

    5.3 years ago
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    41.3k getorge

    No no no, I mean that you wrote SPASIBA instead of SPASIBO@GhostHTX

    5.3 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    I write what, now? @getorge

    5.3 years ago
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    41.3k getorge

    I’m from Russia and I want to say that you write «спасибо» with a mistake, you need to change the last “A” to “O”

    5.3 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    50 upvotes!

    5.3 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Many thanks old ch... I mean SPASIBA KOMRADE... @Tang0five

    5.3 years ago
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    52.5k Tang0five

    Tip top old bo..... I mean comrade!

    5.3 years ago
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    69.2k Chancey21

    Oh cool, I never knew that!
    And also, about the balancing issue, I’m right about that, look at any STOL Plane on the site that flies well to see that the com is just a hair in front of the col @GhostHTX

    5.3 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    "Airframe Construction:
    Wings are of an unequal span single bay biplane design, all metal construction, with fabric covering.
    Fuselage is of all-metal stressed skin semi-monocoque construction. Tail is a braced all metal structure with fabric covering. Wing area is 770 square feet total.
    Note: wings have full length leading edge slats and ailerons droop with flap actuation to provide great STOL performance."

    http://www.an2flyers.org/an2specs.html

    I'm pretty sure these guys don't agree with you. Next.

    @Chancey21

    +1 5.3 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    @Chancey21 Again - not for me she doesn't. There is a miniscule auto roll to the left, but nothing that makes her anywhere near un-flyable. As for the COM - she will land and stop within her own length and take off again in not much longer and she holds level flight with very little nose up trim - sorry - I don't see where you're coming from here, mate.

    +1 5.3 years ago
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    69.2k Chancey21

    And I’m pretty sure the AN-2 doesn’t have flaperons @GhostHTX

    5.3 years ago
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    69.2k Chancey21

    The CoM should be barely in front of the CoM for any STOL Plane, and the drag on the elevators causes autoroll @GhostHTX

    5.3 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    @Chancey21 Em - no it doesn't. Not on my iPhone on high settings, at least. What device are you using?

    5.3 years ago
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    69.2k Chancey21

    It looks good, but frankly, it barely flies. Terrible auto roll and stall... not the greatest...

    5.3 years ago
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