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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:32 pm

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:39 pm

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On this day 75 years ago the Antonov An-2 performed its first flight.

The Antonov An-2 (NATO reporting name Colt) is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau beginning in 1947. Its remarkable durability, high lifting power, and ability to take off and land from poor runways have given it a long service life. The An-2 was produced up to 2001 and remains in service with military and civilian operators around the world.

The An-2 was designed as a utility aircraft for use in forestry and agriculture. However, the basic airframe is highly adaptable and numerous variants of the type have been developed; these include hopper-equipped versions for crop-dusting, scientific versions for atmospheric sampling, water-bombers for fighting forest-fires, flying ambulances, float-equipped seaplane versions and lightly armed combat versions for dropping paratroops.

The most common version is the An-2T 12-seater passenger aircraft. All versions (other than the An-3 and the An-2-100) are powered by a 750 kW (1,010 hp) nine-cylinder Shvetsov ASh-62 radial engine, which was developed from the Wright R-1820. The An-2 typically consumes 2.5 l/min (0.66 US gal/min; 0.55 imp gal/min).
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:13 pm

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On this day 74 years ago the Saab 29 Tunnan performed its first flight.

The Saab 29 Tunnan (English: "The flying barrel", "The barrel"), is a Swedish fighter that was designed and manufactured by Saab in the 1940s. It was the second turbojet-powered combat aircraft to be developed in Sweden, the first being the Saab 21R, and it was the first Western European fighter to be produced with a swept wing post World War II, only being preceded in Western Europe as a whole by the Me 262 built during the war. Despite its rotund appearance, from which its name is derived, the J 29 was fast and agile and served effectively in both fighter and fighter-bomber roles into the 1970s.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:19 pm

On this day in 1935 the Grumman F4F Wildcat flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:18 am

On this day in 1955 the Sukhoi Su-7 (NATO designation name: Fitter-A) flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:21 am

On this day in 1959 the Tupolev Tu-22 (NATO reporting name: Blinder) flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:25 am

On this day in 1965 the Bell AH-1 Cobra flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:29 am

On this day in 1997 (25 years ago) the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Wed Sep 07, 2022 1:27 pm

80 years ago today:
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