Antonov AN-2 Taxi Out - Latvian Air Force Modernized Biplane Classic - Turku 2023

Latvian Air Force Antonov AN-2 biplane arrival to Turku Airshow 2023. The plane is modernized variant of the classic, with a digital camouflage, enhanced systems, new propellor and completely new western avionics suite.
Turku Airshow 2023
(C) Jukka O. Kauppinen 2023
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Antonov An-2
The Antonov An-2 ("kukuruznik"-corn crop duster) is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau beginning in 1947. Its durability, high 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 Antonov An-2 was designed to meet a 1940s Soviet Ministry of Forestry requirement for a replacement for the much lighter, largely wooden-airframed 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 first prototype, designated SKh-1 and powered by a Shvetsov ASh-21 radial engine, flew on 31 August 1947. The second prototype was fitted with a more powerful Shvetsov ASh-62 engine, which allowed the aircraft's payload to be significantly increased from 1,300 to 2,140 kg (2,870 to 4,720 lb), and in this form it was ordered into production.
Initial Soviet production was at State Factory 473 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, where the bulk of up to 5,000 units had been produced by 1960. Later Soviet production (after 1965, of model An-2M especially) was at State Factory 464 at Dolgoprudniy, Russian SFSR. After 1960, most An-2s were constructed at Poland's WSK factory in Mielec; it is believed that over 13,000 aircraft were built in Poland before principal manufacturing activity ended during 1991.
The Guinness Book of World Records states that the 45-year production run for the An-2 was for a time the longest ever for any aircraft.
As of 2015, there were thousands of An-2s remaining in operation around the world.
This Latvian Air Force AN-2 is refurbished and modernized variant with a digital camo.
Turku Airshow 2023
The annual main airshow is the biggest aviation event each year in Finland. Airshow is organized every year in different city / airport to cover the whole country. The main airshow returns now to Turku after four years. Previous shows were at Turku 2019 and 2015. Finland’s main annual airshow is also the main annual airshow for Finnish Air Force, Army Aviation and Border Guard. Therefore the airshow is organized with close co-operation with them.
The previous Turku Airshow was organized in 2019, Swedish Gripen, USAF C-17A, Finnish F/A-18 Hornet and CRJ900NG to name few participants.
Modernien suihkuhävittäjien jyrinää ja klassista taitolentoa koko perheen tapahtumassa Turku Air Show’ssa 17.-18.6.2023. Tutustu harrasteilmailuun ja tapaa lentäjiä, mekaanikkoja sekä muita ilmailufiilistelijöitä. Lentävien esitysten lisäksi myös laaja maanäyttely Turun lentokentän asematasolla, jossa yleisöllä mahdollisuus tavata lentäjiä, mekaanikkoja ja ilmailun muita harrastajia. Tervetuloa mukaan Turun Lentonäytökseen 2023!
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