"They haven't replaced the An-2 in 35 years": USSR pilot harshly assessed the state of the aircraft industry
Oleg Smirnov stated the destruction of production chains and a shortage of technologies
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Modernized An-2 Certified in Russia While "Baikal" Remains Grounded
The aircraft was converted into a monoplane with an extended wing
The role of "Baikal" has become known: it will not replace An-2
Anton Alikhanov: the new aircraft was built to modern requirements
China launched unmanned An-2s while Russia is making "Baikal"
Cargo biplanes are already flying on a route across the sea
New "Baikal" in a stupor: it will not replace An-2 in the Arctic
Rear Admiral Dudko: LMS-901 will not land on snow-covered ground or ice
A plaster, not a panacea: 50-year-old An-2s denied mass return
MAI Associate Professor Tyaglik: "corn-dusters" will not completely eliminate the problem of regional transportation
An-2 with acceleration up to 190 km/h found purpose in drone hunting
"Voennaya Khronika": low stall speed plays a key role
An-2 Defeated "Baikal" in a Direct Comparison
The Soviet biplane proved more versatile
From the scrapyard to the sky: cloning the An-2 would be a bad idea
Aviation expert Bludov: the future belongs to unmanned aircraft, not copies of the "crop duster"
"Baikal" is the new Lada, the An-2 is the "Zhiguli": an expert compared two generations of aviation
Roman Gusarov: it is impossible to operate the An-2 indefinitely; it has been produced since 1948
The LMS-901 "Baikal" has been "crossed out" due to the price of 300 million rubles
SkyExpert: airlines buy 4-6 aircraft of this class per year
An-2 Developer Wants to Return 700 Biplanes to Russia, but Carriers Have No Money
Spare parts for aircraft have become several times more expensive
An-2 crashed during landing near Volgograd after engine failure
There were two pilots on board the aircraft, no one was injured