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The Antonov An-2 (USAF/DoD reporting name Type 22, [3] NATO reporting name Colt [4]) is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau beginning in 1947. [1] Its durability, lifting power, and ability to take off and land from poor runways have given it a long ...
The first ground fatalities from an aircraft crash occurred on 21 July 1919, when the Wingfoot Air Express crash took place. The airship crashed into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, Illinois, killing three of the five occupants of the aircraft, in addition to ten people on the ground. [1]
This is a list of aircraft shootdowns, dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II.An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (anti-aircraft warfare) which causes the targeted aircraft to lose its ability to continue flying normally, and then subsequently crashing into land or sea, often ...
At an altitude of 2,000 meters and a speed of 700 km/h, the wing and horizontal stabilizer separated from the aircraft due to aerodynamic forces well beyond the plane's design limits. The fuselage then continued 2.5 km before striking the ground at 300 km/h and a vertical speed of 60 m/sec. The flight lasted 25 minutes, 25 seconds. [1] [2]
On 24 February 2022, at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine, the first attacks were launched at Kyiv-Antonov-2 airfield, the site of Antonov's test flights and home base of the planes of Antonov Airlines. The planes Аn-225 Mriya, [24] An-26, An-74 and administrative premises were destroyed. The planes Аn-12, Аn-22, Аn ...
It hit high ground on a night-time descent to Isfahan International Airport, killing all on board. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The passengers, including several Russian and Ukrainian specialists and officials, [ 1 ] were headed for the official inauguration of Iran's version of another Antonov plane, the An-140 commuter airliner, which is licensed by the ...
U.S. military helicopter crashes like the one that took down a commercial American Airlines flight on Wednesday night are rare but have increased since 2024.
The aircraft was an Antonov An-26B-100, registration number ER-26068. [5] It made its first flight in 1981, and was powered by two Ivchenko AI-24VT engines. [5] An-26s are a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft derived from the Antonov An-24, with particular attention made to potential military use. It has a modified rear fuselage ...