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The Antonov An-2 was designed to meet a 1940s Soviet Ministry of Forestry requirement to replace the smaller Polikarpov Po-2, which was used in large numbers in both agricultural and utility roles. Antonov designed a large single bay biplane of all-metal construction, with an enclosed cockpit and a cabin with seats for twelve passengers.
The aircraft was designed by Nikolai Polikarpov to replace the U-1 trainer (a copy of the British Avro 504), which was known as Avrushka to the Soviets. [6]The prototype of the U-2, powered by a 74 kW (99 hp) Shvetsov M-11 air-cooled five-cylinder radial engine, first flew on 7 January 1928 piloted by M.M. Gromov. [6]
The posters for the movie Battleship Potemkin created by Aleksandr Rodchenko in 1925 became prominent examples of Soviet constructivist art. [49] One version shows a sniper sight on two scenes of Eisenstein's movie, representing two guns of the Battleship. [50] Another version was created in 1926. [51]
The One (Russian: Одна, romanized: Odna, lit. 'Alone') is a 2022 Russian disaster-survival adventure film written, co-produced and directed by Dmitry Suvorov. The film is based on the real events that occurred in 1981 Aeroflot Flight 811, when rescuers found a twenty-year-old student who survived after falling from a height of 5 kilometers.
Sixteen years after the Na'vi repelled the Resources Development Administration (RDA) from Pandora, [a] Jake Sully lives as chief of the Omatikaya clan and raises his family with Neytiri, consisting of two sons Neteyam and Lo'ak, his daughter Tuktirey "Tuk", and adopted daughter Kiri (born from Dr. Grace Augustine's inert avatar).
SPL II: A Time for Consequences (also known as Sha Po Lang 2 or Kill Zone 2 in the worldwide) is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese crime action film directed by Cheang Pou-soi. The film was produced by Wilson Yip, Paco Wong, and Alex Dong. The film stars Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Simon Yam, Zhang Jin, with a special appearance by Louis Koo.
Vladimir Antonov (Hristo Shopov), a ruthless Russian warlord. is one of the most feared criminal masterminds on the planet, and when the smoke cleared on the last attempt by U.S. Marines to take Antonov down, 11 marines were killed and two were captured. Colonel Anslow (George Roberson) has sworn that he will never let a situation like that ...
In 1948 the works started production of the An-2, the ancestor of the great Antonov family, designed by Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov. The plant produced 18 modifications of the An-2: transport, passenger, agricultural, water bomber for fighting forest fires, a version for fish shoals exploration, a version for scientific and rescue operations ...