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The Antonov An-2 is a Soviet utility aircraft first built in 1947 that was designed to perform a wide range of practical tasks like transport, agriculture, and rescue operations. It became one of the most widely used and long-lived aircraft designs in history, remaining in production and service across many countries for decades due to its reliability and versatility.
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Key facts
- Type
- Agricultural , utility aircraft and military transport aircraft
- Manufacturer
- Antonov
- Designer
- Oleg Antonov
- Status
- In limited service
- Primary users
- Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Aerospace Forces Korean People's Army Air Force Ukrainian Air Force
- Number built
- 18,000+
- Manufactured
- 1947–2001
- First flight
- 31 August 1947
- Developed into
- Antonov An-3 , SibNIA TVS-2DTS
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- utility aircraft
- Operator
- TAROM
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Developer
- Antonov
- Designed by
- Antonov
- Image
- Antonov An-2 OK-HFL amk (cropped).jpg
- Length
- 12.74
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- Commons category
- Antonov An-2
- NATO reporting name
- Colt
- first flight
- 1947-08-31
- military designation
- T-71
- Commons gallery
- Antonov An-2
- derivative work
- Antonov An-4
- wing configuration
- biplane
- wingspan
- 18.18
- name in native language
- Ан-2
- service entry
- 1947-00-00
- total produced
- 18000
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Encyclopedic overview
The Antonov An-2 (USAF/DoD reporting name Type 22, NATO reporting name Colt) is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau beginning in 1947. Its durability, lifting power, and ability to take off and land from poor runways have given it a long service life. The An-2 was produced up to 2001 and remains in service with military and civilian operators around the world.
The An-2 was designed as a utility aircraft for forestry and agriculture, but the basic airframe is adaptable and numerous variants have been developed. These include hopper-equipped crop-dusters, scientific versions for atmospheric sampling, water-bombers for fighting forest fires, air ambulances, seaplanes, and versions for dropping paratroopers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Antonov An-2” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.