Talk:Antonov An-2

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Contents 1 Happy 60-th Birthday 2 Historical Events? 3 Request 4 Kukuruznik? 5 Power/mass typo?

[edit] Happy 60-th Birthday

Ан-2 Кукурузник - has it's Happy Birthday today, wish you clear sky Анна and be the same good in your 70'th 80'th and so on :-)!!! Oleg_Str —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.124.223.137 (talk) 18:56, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Historical Events?

I fail to see what's so historically significant about an An-2 getting shot down while engaging South Vietmanese naval forces. An-2s were historically heavily engaged in military actions (especially during the Korean War and African brush wars) and I fail to see how this incident is encyclopedic at all. 24.9.10.235 21:36, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

It was the only case known by me :-) Hence, the "importance". Write the "Combat Service" section, if you may. I believe, it'd be of interest. --jno 11:32, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

2 24.9.10.235: BTW, why not to register? --jno 11:33, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Request

If someone could add some images of more special variants to this article, I think that would help. Some good images are found in the reference links 24.9.10.235 21:59, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

There are old good well known © problems... I post my own photos, when possible (listed here). --jno 09:43, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

There are some home-grown silhouette drawings of special variants in the article on the An-2 on Greg Goebel's Air Vectors website. They are his drawings and he has declared them public domain.

MrG -- 22 Oct 06

[edit] Kukuruznik?

Is it really called kukuruznik after Po-2? Pibwl ←« 21:19, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it is. --jno 08:40, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

If you say so :-) Pibwl ←« 20:08, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I do not have any thick printed book in hard cover to confirm the statement. The name for both aircraft is colloqual only. :-P --jno 12:56, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

I mean, that you should know how it is called in Russia :-) Pibwl ←« 20:08, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I do. "Кукурузник". From "кукуруза" (maize, Indian corn). Just because of common use pattern of low flight (at the level of maize tops). --jno 11:00, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Уважаемый, jno, пологаю, что всё-же вы ошибаетесь присваивая название кукурузника По-2 и Ан-2. Вероятнее всего наименование кукрузник появилось в 60-е, во время массового применения в сельхозавиации АН-2 и внедрения Никитой Сергеевичем кукурузной агрокульутры. Уж если По-2 и называют кукурузником, то только путая его силуэт биплана с Ан-2. Кст, Аннушка наименование мне известное. --213.228.99.160 12:55, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

I wrote an An-2 article for my website and got, for what it's worth, feedback from a Russian who said that the nickname "Annushka" was unknown to him, but that "Kukuruznik" was known to all, and in fact was a general term for any cropduster.

MrG -- 22 Oct 06

It's common thing here - different societies use different names. Just like "tushkan" (jerboa) and "tushka" (body) for Tu-134 and Tu-154 respectively - they are widely used but not in "all contextes". --jno 08:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

(ADAM)kukuruznik was the name of Po-2(U-2). It was in the Polish Encycklopedia of Aviation (WNT Warshaw 1970)and AN-2 was called "kolchoznik" in the same book.

Well, I konow nicknames used by Polish Air Force soliders for different types of machins. Some of them are: Antek (diminutive from Antoni, so could by translated as "Tony") for all constructions of Antonov OKB, but usualy for An-2, szparka ("crack" or "pussy") for SB Lim (MiG-15UTI), tutka ("cornet" or "cigarette tube") for Tu-154, ołówek ("pencil") for MiG-21, suka ("bitch" or "female dog") for Su-7 and Su-20/Su-22 and so on... ;) Radomil talk 19:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Power/mass typo?

Empty weight: 3,300 kg (7,300 lb)
Loaded weight: 5,500 kg (12,000 lb)
Powerplant: ... 1,000 hp (750 kW)
Power/mass: 140 W/kg (0.83 hp/lb)

I believe the last number is missing a zero:

1,000HP/12,000lb = 0.0833 HP/lb

68.239.207.148 (talk) 02:59, 1 June 2008 (UTC)