AN-2 with Honeywell

[Maksimsf 0]

"Legendary Soviet Antonov An-2, which will be equipped with American engine made by Honeywell, will once again manufactured after a nearly 40 years hiatus, said in an interview with RIA Novosti chairman of the organization "Voluntary Assistance to the Army and Navy" (DOSAAF) Retired Colonel-General Sergey Maev"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4lMo5xSIUY

[jumpwally 0]

Gee,,i wonder what market they are going after ?

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[DHemer 0]

Wii the source of all knowledge says that it was produced until 2002 :/
Pretty sure it will climb better with the turbine though

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2

[piisfish 135]

jumpwally

Gee,,i wonder what market they are going after ?

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[riddler 0]

Hooray! Now, if we can retrofit some rockets for takeoff. And climb. And maybe descent. It might be as fast as a 182.

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[JohnMitchell 14]

riddler

Hooray! Now, if we can retrofit some rockets for takeoff. And climb. And maybe descent. It might be as fast as a 182.

Hey, it's all about excess horsepower. Depending on how much horsepower, that thing could have an awesome climb rate. Don't be a H8r.

And a biplane stringbag like that should have no problem coming down.

[Elisha 1]

JohnMitchell

***Hooray! Now, if we can retrofit some rockets for takeoff. And climb. And maybe descent. It might be as fast as a 182.

Hey, it's all about excess horsepower. Depending on how much horsepower, that thing could have an awesome climb rate. Don't be a H8r.

And a biplane stringbag like that should have no problem coming down.

I'm fine even with those overpowered King Air's out there. That B200 with the 850's from Lodi that Byron had a few times was a rocketship by skydiving standards. On a load with only 8 people it was getting nearly 3000 ft per min and 1750 when full!

[aeio540 0]

*drool*

[Maksimsf 0]

Wiki: "The Guinness Book of World Records states that the 45-year production run for the An-2 was for a time the longest ever, for any aircraft, but it was recently exceeded by the Lockheed C-130 Hercules"...