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Mike wrote:
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B-17?


It's certainly not the largest, but one of the most interesting is the
Antonov AN-2. It's the largest conventional gear aircraft I've had the
privilege of taking the controls.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2


Somebody flew one of those to Burning Man last year. I hear you just
about can't stall 'em.

http://picasaweb.google.com/startled...19491939354866
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/...e411f7.jpg?v=0

If you can, it's got to be at a pretty slow speed. When we landed it seemed
as if the thing was almost stopped already. For a large aircraft the short
field abilities are simply incredible.