AN-2

[justinhawxhurst 0]

We jump this amazing (slow) bird out here in southern Sweden. Is there any other DZ's jumping them? Post some shots if you got them.

[karenmeal 0]

It's an AN-2.

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[justinhawxhurst 0]

Thats what it is. I have a better shot of the AN-2 on the ground I will post as soon as I can find it

[phoenixlpr 0]

:)

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[IanHarrop 37]

Here's a DZ in Canada that uses an AN-2. Pictures are on the web site,

http://www.wrsss.com/

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[justinhawxhurst 0]

Thanks for the link I have been trying to find that info.

[justinhawxhurst 0]

As I said slow.

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[howardwhite 2]

Here's an AN-2 used at the 1956 World Meet in Russia

[justinhawxhurst 0]

Every morning you have to wind the prop. It is great to see the tandom students watching with open mouths (What the f#&k are they doing)

[piisfish 135]

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Here's an AN-2 used at the 1956 World Meet in Russia

sexy prop on this one.

Glad that people like the AN-2 as much as I do.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[JohnMitchell 14]

There was an AN-2 sitting at the Auburn airport in Washington for several years. I heard the guy was having a hard time getting FAA approval to do anything with it. Does anyone know how or if the AN-2 is certified to fly in the U.S.?

[georgerussia 0]

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We jump this amazing (slow) bird out here in southern Sweden.

AFAIK it is even slower than C-182 :)

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[phoenixlpr 0]

Yes. Lots of them imported for agricultural work.

[Elisha 1]

Ewww! You better be able to fit 20+ if it is that slow!

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[Eule 0]

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Does anyone know how or if the AN-2 is certified to fly in the U.S.?

This article was written in 1996, but at least at that time, you could only land an AN-2 back at your chosen base airport, and you couldn't jump from one on purpose. (See the section near the bottom, "There's Only One Problem: the FAA Doesn't Like An-2s".) This may have changed since then; I don't know.

Eule

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[justinhawxhurst 0]

I was told by a few pilots that in california there is only one air worthy AN-2 and it is in a museum. I'm not 100%sure on this though

[astor 0]

http://www.antwo.cz/

http://www.antwo.cz/antwo_site/antwo50_galerie.htm

[Zeemax 0]

I prefer mine a bit bigger... the An72 is much more fun

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I prefer mine a bit bigger... the An72 is much more fun

yeah yeah, and after that you'll pretend that size does actually matter

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[jimp 1]

Andras Arady in Budapest flies an An-2 - HA-ABP.

I've done a bunch of jumps from it, and from other An-2s in Russia, Poland and Cuba.

Good old Anushka, how I love her, she's got to be my favorite airplane!

[davidlayne 5]

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I was told by a few pilots that in california there is only one air worthy AN-2 and it is in a museum. I'm not 100%sure on this though

Here is an An2 pictured at Roy Ray Airport, Mobile, Alabama taken in 2005

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[justinhawxhurst 0]

I need to find out the name of our lovely lady

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I need to find out the name of our lovely lady

Tante Anna for mine

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[justinhawxhurst 0]

Here are two more shots of the bird. As well as our pickup car for those out landings

[mnealtx 0]

The jump club at Karlovy Vary (Czechloslovakia) has one, as well as a DZ outside of Skopje, Macedonia.

Mike
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