Came across an extremely rare sight at the local airfield yesterday…
The only airworthy AN-2 in Australia!
Im told by the owner that she is a Polish built example manufactured in 1989, and when shipped to Australia (yes shipped, he assured me they had calculated an over 85 hour flight time to fly her here!) she had done little more than her flight test programme after being built, indeed today the clock reads just over 400 hours TT on the airframe, which would have to make it one of the “newest” AN-2’s around by a fair whack id imagine!
By: TonyT - 26th October 2011 at 13:06
I might have to go for a ride!
No rush, you could out run it at a brisk walk……. :p
My picture of one I took, have a load of the inside in flight too….
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-Unique/Antonov-An-2T/1644245/m/
By: TonyT - 26th October 2011 at 13:06
I might have to go for a ride!
No rush, you could out run it at a brisk walk……. :p
My picture of one I took, have a load of the inside in flight too….
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-Unique/Antonov-An-2T/1644245/m/
By: ozjag - 26th October 2011 at 10:53
I might have to go for a ride!
By: ozjag - 26th October 2011 at 10:53
I might have to go for a ride!
By: CanberraA84-232 - 26th October 2011 at 02:19
Very nice pics indeed there Ken!
also for any Aussies populating the forum, said AN-2 is going to be doing joy/adventure flights from the airfield throughout the summer
By: CanberraA84-232 - 26th October 2011 at 02:19
Very nice pics indeed there Ken!
also for any Aussies populating the forum, said AN-2 is going to be doing joy/adventure flights from the airfield throughout the summer
By: Flanker_man - 25th October 2011 at 20:02
indeed today the clock reads just over 400 hours TT on the airframe, which would have to make it one of the “newest” AN-2’s around by a fair whack id imagine!
I don’t know if they are zero-houred, but the Moscow Aviation Repair Plant (MARZ) is doing a roaring trade in refurbishing An-2’s….
Re-covering & doping wings….. (and not a face mask in sight!)…
In the paint shop……
Ready for delivery…..
Nice find of your Oz one BTW………..
Ken
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October 25, 2011 at 3:43 pm