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The Antonov An-2 (Russian nickname: "Annushka" or "Annie" is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau beginning in 1946.
In many ways I bet you this old plane design could replace the new modern Cessna Caravan plane that is used widely in the world today as a utility transportation plane. Might not be as fast as the Cessna Caravan but it could certainly land in areas where the other plane couldn't even think about landing and taking off. This old plane would probably carry more cargo in poundage. And add to the fact that is relatively inexpensive around $30,000 and up compared to the caravan that is probably over 1 million bucks this old design might have a lot going for it.
The An-2 is used as a light utility transport, parachute drop aircraft, agricultural work and many other tasks suited to this large slow-flying biplane. Its slow flight and good short field performance make it suited for short, unimproved fields, and some specialized variants have also been built for cold weather and other extreme environments. 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
I talk to the owner who is restoring this old Russian Plane. He states it can land at about 35 miles per hour! Looking at "all" the manual flaps on this bird I can probably believe it. Looking inside it looks like a troop transporter as well design to land in rough areas.
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I heard later it was sold to people down in Mexico.
Bonus pic of the utility pole, quite happy with how this one turned out. Especially when looking back on my first attempt.
Mark Wright has been full of mojo lately building huge fleets of Futuron style craft from age-specific parts. One of them, the CS Utility Shuttle reallyMark Wright has been full of mojo lately building huge fleets of Futuron style craft from age-specific parts. One of them, the CS Utility Shuttle really caught my eye with its combo of cool engines and ATV body.
I couldn't resist having a go at a redux build with more modern parts (and a custom screen) and with his permission here's the result.
Thanks Mark!
" The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spiderweb."
Edwin Way Teale
As those who live in SLO are familiar, there are a large number of these artfully painted utility boxes. This was one I hadn't noticed before, even though it was done by an acquaintance of mine. Sentiment is one being readily expressed these days.
This one is labeled "Prickly Pear Hotel" On of my favorites so far in my quest to find and photo all of the painted utility boxes in San Luis Obispo, ca.
Part of their city beautification program.
Seen on the Gold Coast, Australia, reasonably confident it is a 1946 model but more than happy to learn more?
A utility pole that uses the minifigure zip line handles so that string can be fed through to link multiple poles together. Would work well for layouts I think. It's also made to be pretty sturdy. Free Instructions here: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-50464/MasterBuilderKTC/utility-p...
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