An-2

Post by **Garry Russell** » 23 Sep 2011, 16:32

And then the chocks vanish???

johnhinson · Post by **johnhinson** » 07 Oct 2011, 18:28

Yes, they are seriously slow and ponderous.

If there is a strong headwind they can actually fly backwards. I asked an An-2 pilot that I got talking to and he confirmed it is true. If I remember rightly V2 is 43 knots. Wonderful machines, such a shame that the bureaucracy means we can't travel as passengers in them in the UK but I can at least claim to have sat in the cockpit of one.

John

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 07 Oct 2011, 21:03

There is something very intriguing and captivating about the An-2. Ugly yet beautiful. Like an elephant.

Incredibly slow and underpowered but would but would kill you if you upset it.

Like an elephant..

Post by **Garry Russell** » 07 Oct 2011, 21:17

I never get used to the size...yes they are big, but when you get close they're huge

for just one engine

One of those iconic types that's in a class of it's own..there just is nothing even remotely like an AN-2 , every time I see one I just have to stop and look in awe, a bit like an anti Concorde, just as spectacular for completely opposite reasons:lol:

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 07 Oct 2011, 22:24

Know what you mean Garry.

Its like a Tiger Moth thats had sex with an IL-18.

The result is a scruffy ugly mongrel that no-one wants to home..

JohnWillimas · Post by **JohnWillimas** » 08 Oct 2011, 11:58

I'm always reminded of the Douglas Adams quote from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy about the Vogon Battle Cruiser (I think)... "It hangs in the air the way that bricks don't."

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 08 Oct 2011, 14:15

What is the secret of starting the engine?...Even with the little bit of throttle suggested, my engine refuses to start. With a load from the default Cessna with engine running, the engine cuts the moment it is loaded and then refuses to start.

In the end I slewed to 10,000 feet and dove it steeply to windmill the prop but still no joy...I had a nice glide though and managed to reach an airport near Seattle to touch just short of the threshold and roll onto the runway. I left it there

Post by **DaveB** » 08 Oct 2011, 15:33

I've just spent 30mins trying and have failed too Peter.. not that I expected to succeed where you've already failed

I can't get that darned page to translate either

ATB
DaveB

Post by **Garry Russell** » 08 Oct 2011, 15:37

Crazy as it sounds

Is it anything like a real one???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxhSmeAqD0g

Post by **DaveB** » 08 Oct 2011, 15:58

Well yes.. except it's not firing

I'll have another few goes before I give in

ATB
DaveB

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