Don’t you just love biplanes? Big and bold, the ‘Baltic Bear’ An-2
By: shortfinals
Tags: 'Anushka', 'Baltic Bear', Air Show, Air Unique, aircraft, An-2, An-2T, Antonov, Aviation, aviation retro-design, biplane, c/n 1G236-23, crop-spraying, England, Europe, executive interior, feeder liner, Great Britain, Great Vintage Flying Weekend, GVFWE, Hullavington, Lithuanian, LY-BIG, meteorological research, mineral prospecting, para-dropping, photography, warbird
Category: aircraft, airshow, Aviation, British Isles, England, Great Britain, Great Vintage Flying Weekend
| Aperture: | f/6.3 |
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| Focal Length: | 9.2mm |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Shutter: | 1/0 sec |
| Camera: | MVC-CD500 |
Don’t you just LOVE biplanes? They don’t come much bigger and more bearish than Air Unique’s Lithuanian registered Antonov An-2T, LY-BIG (construction number 1G236-23) ‘The Baltic Bear’. This gorgeous piece of aviation retro-design was first flown as a prototype AFTER WW2, despite the biplane configuration. The ‘Anushka’ has been used for para-dropping, crop-spraying, meteorological research, ‘feeder liner’, mineral prospecting and almost everything else. This particular example has a most luxurious executive interior. As you can see, sometimes the Commentary Box is the best place for photography, too!
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Useful links
- Courtesy Aircraft Courtesy Aircraft are a purveyor of fine, used warbirds and other aircraft
- DONATE to the The People's Mosquito DONATE to help The People’s Mosquito Ltd build a Mosquito!
- Passiondesavions Excellent blog from a pilot and Air Traffic Controller (en francais). The photography is exceptional. C’est magnifique!
- The Mighty Jingles A truly amazing wargaming channel; aircraft (War Thunder) as well as tanks (World of Tanks)
- The People's Mosquito Ltd Help to launch a de Havilland Mosquito into British skies! An aviation charity with just one aim….
- TPM Fund Help us build a Mosqutio for Britain!
- Travelforaircraft An excellent aircraft miscellany!
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