Antonov An-2

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Soviet aircraft biplane short takeoff and landing aircraft single‑engine aircraft utility aircraft

The Antonov An-2 is a rugged Soviet-era single-engine biplane renowned for its short takeoff and landing capabilities and widespread use in both civilian and military roles.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
An-2 3
Antonov An-2 canonical 1
An‑2 transport aircraft 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet aircraft ⓘ
biplane ⓘ
short takeoff and landing aircraft ⓘ
single‑engine aircraft ⓘ
utility aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration biplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed 190 km/h ⓘ
designer Oleg Antonov ⓘ
engineCount 1 ⓘ
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1947-08-31 ⓘ
fuselageMaterial metal frame with fabric‑covered control surfaces ⓘ
height 4.1 m ⓘ
icaoTypeDesignator AN2 ⓘ
introduced 1949 ⓘ
landingGear fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length 12.4 m ⓘ
licenseBuiltAs Antonov An-2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PZL‑Mielec An‑2 (Poland)

Shijiazhuang Y‑5 (China) ⓘ
manufacturer Antonov Design Bureau ⓘ
maximumSpeed 258 km/h ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 5500 kg ⓘ
nicknamed Annushka ⓘ
Kukuruznik ⓘ
notableFeature ability to operate from unprepared airstrips ⓘ
excellent short takeoff and landing performance ⓘ
rugged construction ⓘ
very low stall speed ⓘ
powerplant Shvetsov ASh-62 radial engine ⓘ
surface form: Shvetsov ASh‑62IR radial engine
primaryRole agricultural aircraft ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
parachute training aircraft ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ
utility transport ⓘ
producedIn China ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
productionEnd 2001 ⓘ
productionStart 1947 ⓘ
range 845 km ⓘ
serviceCeiling 4500 m ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 12 ⓘ
usedBy Warsaw Pact air defense system ⓘ
surface form: Warsaw Pact air forces

civil operators worldwide ⓘ
usedFor aerial photography ⓘ
aerial spraying ⓘ
bush flying ⓘ
crop dusting ⓘ
glider towing ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
military liaison ⓘ
usedInConflict Korean Peninsula incidents ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
wingspan 18.2 m ⓘ
wingType strut‑braced biplane wings ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Military Transport Aviation → aircraftOperated → Antonov An-2 ⓘ
East German Air Force → usedAircraft → Antonov An-2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: An-2
Air Forces/Air Defense of the NVA → usedAircraft → Antonov An-2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: An-2
Soviet Airborne Forces → aircraftUsed → Antonov An-2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: An‑2 transport aircraft
Antonov An-2 → licenseBuiltAs → Antonov An-2 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: PZL‑Mielec An‑2 (Poland)
Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung → usedAircraft → Antonov An-2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: An-2