Antonov An-2
AN2ICAOVFRMSFS 2024
2today~27/mo
A single-engine utility biplane with a 1,000 hp radial and room for 12 passengers. Built in large numbers in the USSR, Poland and China, it flies very slowly and operates from rough strips.
Units
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 103 kt
- Service ceiling
- 14,400 ft
- Rate of climb
- 689 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- AVGAS 100LL
- Total capacity
- 1,200 l
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Grass · Gravel · Asphalt · Concrete · Snow · Water
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
- Systems
- Constant-speed propeller
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 12
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 5,500 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- PPL(A) · CPL(A)
- Type rating required
- An-2
- Extra training or endorsements
- Tailwheel · Variable-pitch propeller · High-performance endorsement (FAA, over 200 hp)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Antonov
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- AN2
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2024
Scale drawing
TopSideFrontLength 12.74 mWingspan 18.18 mHeight 4.1 m
- Length
- 12.74 m
- Wingspan
- 18.18 m
- Height
- 4.1 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.6 m
- Propeller diameter
- 3.6 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Antonov An-2Length 12.74 m
- North American P-51D MustangLength 9.83 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Antonov An-2 in the simulator
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