Beautiful airplane

Typical case of head up and locked. I was referring to the Russian AN-2.

Milton Lewis wrote:
I've seen several of these on static display at air shows since the fall
of the Iron Curtain, but have never seen one in motion. I have a notion
it is a sight to be seen.

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On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:13:42 -0600, Milton Lewis
wrote:

Typical case of head up and locked. I was referring to the Russian AN-2.

Milton Lewis wrote:
I've seen several of these on static display at air shows since the fall
of the Iron Curtain, but have never seen one in motion. I have a notion
it is a sight to be seen.

It is impressive in the air and on the ground...

Bob ^,,^

On 20/12/2010 12:32, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:13:42 -0600, Milton Lewis
wrote:

Typical case of head up and locked. I was referring to the Russian AN-2.

Milton Lewis wrote:
I've seen several of these on static display at air shows since the fall
of the Iron Curtain, but have never seen one in motion. I have a notion
it is a sight to be seen.

It is impressive in the air and on the ground...

Bob ^,,^


Yes, a rugged little rascal...

This one was up for sale recently.

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In message , ®i©ardo
writes
On 20/12/2010 12:32, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:13:42 -0600, Milton Lewis
wrote:

Typical case of head up and locked. I was referring to the Russian AN-2.

Milton Lewis wrote:
I've seen several of these on static display at air shows since the fall
of the Iron Curtain, but have never seen one in motion. I have a notion
it is a sight to be seen.

It is impressive in the air and on the ground...

Bob ^,,^


Yes, a rugged little rascal...

This one was up for sale recently.


Snap!






Biggin Hill Air Fair, 3 September 2005.

Rugged, certainly, but IMO beautiful is going a bit far.
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

Get that butt-ugly AN-2 out of the way, I want to see the beautiful
airplane!

Peter Twydell wrote:
In message , ®i©ardo
writes
On 20/12/2010 12:32, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:13:42 -0600, Milton Lewis
wrote:

Typical case of head up and locked. I was referring to the
Russian AN-2.

Milton Lewis wrote:
I've seen several of these on static display at air shows since
the fall of the Iron Curtain, but have never seen one in motion.
I have a notion it is a sight to be seen.

It is impressive in the air and on the ground...

Bob ^,,^


Yes, a rugged little rascal...

This one was up for sale recently.


Snap!












Biggin Hill Air Fair, 3 September 2005.

Rugged, certainly, but IMO beautiful is going a bit far.
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

In message , Steven P.
McNicoll writes
Get that butt-ugly AN-2 out of the way, I want to see the beautiful
airplane!

Do you mean what appears to be a Moth? If so, I don't have a photo taken
there, but might have one somewhere that was taken at Woburn or Old
Warden.

OTOH, did you mean this:







--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

Peter Twydell wrote:
In message , Steven
P. McNicoll writes
Get that butt-ugly AN-2 out of the way, I want to see the beautiful
airplane!


Do you mean what appears to be a Moth?


I meant the airplane referred to in the subject line.

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:47:22 +0000, ®i©ardo wrote:

On 20/12/2010 12:32, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:13:42 -0600, Milton Lewis
wrote:

Typical case of head up and locked. I was referring to the Russian AN-2.

Milton Lewis wrote:
I've seen several of these on static display at air shows since the fall
of the Iron Curtain, but have never seen one in motion. I have a notion
it is a sight to be seen.

It is impressive in the air and on the ground...

Bob ^,,^


Yes, a rugged little rascal...

This one was up for sale recently.

It's been a few years since I visited, but back in 2005 there were as
many as seven An-2 for sale at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) a little
south of Seattle. They ranged from "kits" to airworthy at the time.
Not sure if they are still there; I don't see them on Google Earth.

Bob ^,,^

On 20/12/2010 11:13 PM, Milton Lewis wrote:
Typical case of head up and locked. I was referring to the Russian AN-2.

Milton Lewis wrote:
I've seen several of these on static display at air shows since the
fall of the Iron Curtain, but have never seen one in motion. I have a
notion it is a sight to be seen.


Saw one flying here in Melbourne (Australia) once - beautiful sound from
that big radial too!