And now the Antonov An-2 Colt Appreciation thread!

[TheMightyFavog]

The Amazing Russian biplane with no listed stall speed!

From the An-2's Owners manual...

"If the engine quits in instrument conditions (blind flying when you can't see the ground) or at night, the pilot should pull the control column full aft (it won't stall) and keep the wings level. The leading-edge slats will snap out at about 40 mph (64 km/h), and when the airplane slows to a forward speed of about 25 mph (40 km/h), the airplane will sink at about a parachute descent rate until the aircraft hits the ground."

A great aircraft with lots of possibilites for bush flying applications!

Unfortunatley, the stupid FAA won't approve the plane for commecial use, and restricts most privatley owned planes to to flights within 300 miles of their home airport, and they can only land at that same airfield. (except the Polish made Variants)

[hiro]

1. Ah, the AN-2

Gotta love Russian engineering...

-H.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Experimental certification only?

Why won't they issue a standard type certificate? It looks really cool.

[TheMightyFavog]

3. I dunno.

Maybe they are under the impression that the aircraft is unreliable.