This is dowright spooky

racartron

racartron

Charter Member 2016
Everytime I drag out an oldie but goody from under the tarp in the back of the hanger, Gary Jones seems to go on alert. It happened again today. For some reason I pulled up Piglet's old An-2 and was pleased to stuff in one of the new R-2800's from the Tiger cat to get the proper potent racket. A few hours later, what do I find sneaking around on Avsim but a brand new set of sounds for the An-2, specifically the Shvetsov ASh-62IR 9-cylinder supercharged radial engine.

The startup grunts and growls may well be the best I've ever heard. Thank you ever so much Gary

Now it's time to find another old girl hiding in the dark so I can get a new set os sounds for her too.
 
The almost simultaneous release of Gary's AN-2 sound package and your original post sent me trotting off to my hanger and uncovering Tim's Antonov. Aircraft, sounds and Doug Adams' panel are installed and the funky massive smoke/dual tire-track touchdown effect replaced with Jan Rosenberg's Default DC-3 chirpy ones. Took a short hop from Mojave, over the Pacific Coast Range, to Santa Barbara. A very relaxing hour. Thanks, Gary, for the sounds. And you too, racartron, for the jolt. LA
 
Just downloaded and tried and I think there is a good chance of annoying my neighbours today!! Just love the crackle at full revs and the "grumbling" when it's throttled back. Many, many thanks Gary, you seem to be setting a standard, keep em coming.
 
Via Wikipedia:

A note from the pilot's handbook reads: "If the engine quits in instrument conditions (blind flying when you can't see the ground) or at night, the pilot should pull the control column full aft (it won't stall) and keep the wings level. The leading-edge slats will snap out at about 64 km/h (40 mph), and when the airplane slows to a forward speed of about 40 km/h (25 mph), the airplane will sink at about a parachute descent rate until the aircraft hits the ground." [1]
The An-2 indeed has no stall speed quoted in the operating handbook. Pilots of the An-2 say one can fly the aircraft in full control at 30 mph (as a contrast, a modern Cessna four-seater light aircraft has a stall speed of around 55 mph). This slow stall speed makes it possible for the aircraft to fly backwards (if the aircraft is pointed into a headwind of, say, 35 mph (56 km/h), it will travel backwards at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) whilst under full control). (This is also possible with almost any other true Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) aircraft, but the Antonov has the distinction of being able to do the trick in the mildest headwind).[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2#cite_note-An-2-0

 
The big difference is that while a Fi-156 or even a properly handled PA-18 can pull the backwards flying trick .... I have seen the former do it and have been in a Super Cub while going backwards in about 40 kt winds under full control (this one has a few mods such as vortex generators, 55 degree flaps etc)....the An-2 is a really big airplane. Huge compared to the other two I mentioned.

Of course all that slow flying prowess comes at a price....even with a 1000hp radial in the nose the An-2 is not going to break any speed records. Not even in a full dive :icon_lol:

The An-2 based at KCCB here in SoCal does make some really impressive short landings when ever I have seen her out and about. Don't think I have ever seen one try the procedure described in the Wiki article but I have heard that from people that have flown the aircraft.
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Stefan
 
Any airfoil will stall. The ercoupe used the same trick of limiting the elevator travel such that one could not achieve a high enough AOA to stall. Depending on fuel load, one person in a C-150 would not stall if the elevator was pulled back slowly. A good snap to get some G loading and properly timed full rudder would however produce a nice flip over the top and spin.

Cheers: T
 
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