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Antonov
An-2 Colt in Detail
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The cockpit windscreen really
sits too high on the fuselage to allow photographing it from any
decent angle, but I took this photo to show the principle of its
construction. I can't help thinking that it was inspired by German way of building glasshouse canopies from flat clear panels - á la Junkers Ju 52.
True or not, the protruding side windows give the crew an excellent view
rearwards and downwards. |
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Another view of the
cockpit area showing the windscreen from a different angle. The side-by-side
cockpit could hose dual controls. |
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Port rear fuselage with characteristic circular cabin windows. The curtains appear to have been the standard fit, carried not only in passenger, but also military and agricultural versions.
The cabin entry door is surrounded by the larger panel which
actually forms a cargo door, |
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The same area on an
even more battered German An-2 - I'm sure readers will not
miss that padlock securing the door and traces of crude
repair work at its lower right corner - a proof that
"ease of maintenance" and "practical thinking"
often go hand in hand, resulting in many interesting options for the
modeller. |
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The opposite side of
the fuselage features an emergency escape hatch at the rear end of
the cabin. |
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A close-up view
of those rivets at the rear starboard fuselage. |
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The elliptical vertical tail
features a large, aerodynamically-balanced rudder shown here. The
Polish national insignia has been split between the fixed and
moveable surfaces, its contour emphasizing the rounded leading edge
of the rudder. |
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