Flying a single-engine Antonov An-2 over the Atlantic Ocean

Flying a single-engine Antonov An-2 over the Atlantic Ocean(dmax.de)

57 points by foehrenwald 4 years ago | 28 comments

sschueller 4 years ago |

Michael Manousakis and his Morlock Motors is nuts but hilarious to watch.

[2] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Buddies_%E2%80%93_Stahlh... (Sorry German only)

aww_dang 4 years ago |

Unfortunately geoblocked here. Is there another link?

sigio 4 years ago | |

Well, here's a pastebin with an NZB-file ;)

https://pastebin.com/T7BKYhMV

Or alternatively: https://www.magnetdl.com/f/flight-of-the-antonov/

corny2 4 years ago | |

the whole show, unfortunately not, but you can find many excerpts on YouTube. like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chkIzgABFEU just search for "steel buddies Antonov Atlantik"

vintermann 4 years ago |

The Germans sure like geoblocking, don't they?

zatarc 4 years ago |

Katastrophe!

malwarebytess 4 years ago |

There's talk that the only an-2 produced, that resides in Ukraine, was damaged or destroyed.

cstross 4 years ago | |

The An-2 (NATO reporting name: "Cock") is a single-engined utility biplane used throughout the former Warsaw Pact as a light airliner, cargo plane, and crop duster. Its general performance is comparable to the ancient Douglas DC-3, with the added twist that it generates so much lift at low speeds that it can land and take off from very rough, unprepared fields.

Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2

The An-225 Mriya is so much bigger that if you could cram them in, it could carry 77 An-2s as passengers :-)

sandworm101 4 years ago | | |

The COCK is the AN-22 and has four engines, which iirc are the same as used on the bear bombers. The NATO name for the An-2 biplane is COLT.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-22

karamanolev 4 years ago | | |

It's very unfortunate that the An-225 is now reported as destroyed in the war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya#2022_Russ...

swraysford 4 years ago | |

You're confusing the AN-2 which is a biplane, single engined mass-produced aircraft weighing about 3000kg, with the AN-225, which is a six-engined one-of-a-kind behemoth weighing about 285,000kg

sendfoods 4 years ago | | |

ah! you're right.

sendfoods 4 years ago | |

Very sad, yes, this is the best source I could find https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/antonov-an-225-larges...

I'm honestly surprised it was destroyed. Why wouldn't the Russians want to use this plane in the future?

EDIT: an-2 != an-225.

georgecmu 4 years ago | | |

It was based at the Antonov airfield, which was captured very early by the Russian special forces and then held for several days under massive assaults from the Ukrainian forces. Whichever side actually destroyed the plane (I would assume it was a Ukrainian artillery barrage), it was almost certainly not done purposefully.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antonov_Airport

sandworm101 4 years ago | | |

>> Why wouldn't the Russians want to use this plane in the future?

Russian-owned and operated transport aircraft arent going to be flying much internationally for a while. Many of the an-225's customers are on the other side of sanctions walls.

corny2 4 years ago | | |

Years ago there were rumors, that they are developing their own super-heavy cargo plane. https://vimeo.com/103542677 Not sure if that project ever went further than the demo video though

gambiting 4 years ago | | |

It's also an incredibly powerful symbol of Ukrainian engineering and flight expertise. Antonov is a Ukrainian company.

corny2 4 years ago | |

I think you're talking about the An-225, no? the giant one. the An-2 is not a big plane and nearly 20 thousand were built of them.

gerikson 4 years ago | |

That's another Antonov design , the An-225.