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The most common version is the An-2T 12-seater passenger aircraft. All versions (other than the An-3 and the An-2-100) are powered by a 750 kW (1,010 hp) nine-cylinder Shvetsov ASh-62 radial engine, which was developed from the Wright R-1820. [1] The An-2 typically consumes 2.5 L/min (0.66 US gal/min; 0.55 imp gal/min). [6]
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries which were at war during World War II from the period between when the country joined the war and the time the country withdrew from it, or when the war ended.
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 ...
Antonov A-13; Antonov A-15; Antonov A-40; Antonov An-2; Antonov An-3; Antonov An-8; Antonov An-10; Antonov An-12; List of Antonov An-12 variants; Antonov An-14; Antonov An-22; Antonov An-24; Antonov An-26; Antonov An-28; Antonov An-30; Antonov An-32; Antonov An-38; Antonov An-50; Antonov An-70; Antonov An-71; Antonov An-72; Antonov An-74 ...
The Horten Flying Wing in World War II - The History and Development of the Ho 229. Schiffer Military History. Vol. 47. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 978-0887403576. Ford, Roger (2013). Germany's Secret Weapons of World War II. London: Amber Books. ISBN 9781909160569. Francillon, René J. (1987). Lockheed Aircraft since 1913 ...
Antonov An-124: 26 Dec 1982: Transport: 55: 75.57 yards (69.10 meters) 80.16 yards (73.30 meters) 395.65 tons: 147.63 tons: Most capable transport until the An-225 Antonov An-225 Mriya: 21 Dec 1988: Transport: 1: 91.86 yards (84.00 meters) 96.68 yards (88.40 meters) 629.89 tons: 246.05 tons: Heaviest aircraft and most capable transport ...
Designed pre-war as civilian transport. 607 built as civil airliners; 15,472 built as military transports, including the Soviet Lisunov Li-2 and Japanese Nakajima L2D; after World War II, most were converted into civil airliners or freighters. Bell UH-1 Iroquois: M: Helicopter, utility 16,000+ United States: 1959: 1987 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ...
It was evaluated in late 1941 and ordered for production, under the designation A-7 (Antonov, seven persons). Approximately 400 were built. [ 1 ] In late 1942 – early 1943, an unusual variant was tested – a tanker glider, fitted with a 1000-litre fuel tank, hauled by a DB-3 bomber which was refuelled during flight in order to increase range.