Editing Antonov An-2 (section)

{{Short description|Soviet single-engine civilian aircraft}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = An-2
| image = File:Antonov An-2 (cropped).jpg
| caption = An-2 formerly used by the [[Soviet Union]]
| type = [[agricultural aircraft|Agricultural]], [[utility aircraft]] and [[military transport aircraft]]
| manufacturer = [[Antonov]]
| designer = [[Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer)|Oleg Antonov]]
| first_flight = 31 August 1947<ref name="BTS">Sharpe, Michael. ''Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes'', p. 32. London, England: Friedman/Fairfax Books, 2000. {{ISBN|1-58663-300-7}}.</ref>
| introduction = 
| status = In limited service 
| primary_user = [[Soviet Union]] (historical)
| more_users = [[North Korea]]<br>[[China]]<br>[[Cuba]]
| produced = 1947–2001
| number_built = 18,000+<ref name = "An-2"/>
| unit cost = 
| developed_from = 
| developed_into = [[Antonov An-3]] <br> [[SibNIA TVS-2DTS]]
}}

The '''Antonov An-2 ''' ([[USAF/DoD reporting name]] '''Type 22''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html#_Type_Note2 |title=Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles |publisher=Designation-systems.net |date=18 January 2008 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011201653/http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html#_Type_Note2 |archive-date=11 October 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[NATO reporting name]] '''Colt'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html#_Listings_Cargo |title=Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles |publisher=Designation-systems.net |date=18 January 2008 |access-date=8 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011201653/http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html#_Listings_Cargo |archive-date=11 October 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>) is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] mass-produced single-engine [[biplane]] utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the [[Antonov]] [[Design Bureau]] beginning in 1947.<ref name = "An-2"/> Its durability, lifting power, and ability to take off and land from poor runways have given it a long service life. The An-2 was produced up to 2001 and remains in service with military and civilian operators around the world.

The An-2 was designed as a utility aircraft for forestry and agriculture, but the basic airframe is adaptable and numerous variants have been developed. These include hopper-equipped crop-dusters, scientific versions for atmospheric sampling, water-bombers for fighting [[forest fire]]s, [[air ambulance]]s, seaplanes, and versions for dropping [[paratrooper]]s.<ref name=harp>Harpole, Tom. [http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/Antonovs-in-America-162923886.html "Antonovs in America"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803210630/http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/Antonovs-in-America-162923886.html |date=2012-08-03 }} [http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/Antonovs-in-America-162923886.html?c=y&page=2 p2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408081620/http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/Antonovs-in-America-162923886.html?c=y&page=2 |date=2013-04-08 }} [http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/Antonovs-in-America-162923886.html?c=y&page=3 p3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408072951/http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/Antonovs-in-America-162923886.html?c=y&page=3 |date=2013-04-08 }} ''[[Air & Space/Smithsonian]]'', August 2012. Retrieved: 31 July 2012.</ref>

The most common version is the '''An-2T''' 12-seater passenger aircraft. All versions (other than the [[Antonov An-3|An-3]] and the An-2-100) are powered by a {{cvt|750|kW}} nine-cylinder [[Shvetsov ASh-62]] [[radial engine]].<ref name = "An-2"/>