Origin: |
SSSR / producers Antonov, China and Poland |
Prototype: |
Maiden flight August 31,1947 |
History: |
- NATO reporting name: Colt
- in production 1947-2002; with the longest production age plane in the world, in Guinness Record Book as the world’s largest one-engine biplane
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Crew: |
1-2 members |
Powerplant: |
1 x Sevtsov Ash-62IR nine-cylinder radial engine 1,000 hp (750 kW) |
Performance: |
- 12 passangers
- max speed 258 km/h, cruise speed190 km/h
- stall speed 50 km/h
- max range 845 km
- service ceiling 4 500 m
- rate of climb 3.5 m/s
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Weight: |
empty weight 3.3 t, useful load 2.1 t |
Dimensions: |
length 12.4 m, wing span 18.2 m, height 4.1 m, wing area 71.52 m2 (biplane) |
Versions: |
a number of versions; number built 18 000 + |
Operators: |
avio companies of a number of states and air forces |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2