Wanted to share with you my new project: Full scratch Antonov An-2 !
It all start with a wish to simply build the AN-2 in kit. Unfortunately, the scale of the An-2 model kits on the market are too small and the model quite old. Only solution: make it on my own.
The goal: build a full cutaway of the An-2, with every systems, structure, electrical circuit and so on. One half of the AN-2 will be covered, and the other half will allow the viewer to see every internal parts of the An-2.
The scale of the model is 1/24. So this is quite a big one. It allows me to add as much details as I can.
What a brave one you must be, THAT is one serious project to commit to. The amount of scratch built details is huge, this job will have me checking daily to see it progress.
Thanks for posting this, I enjoy seeing such skills at work.
Still working on the different systems. Fuel and Oil circuits are now finished. Air conditionning, electrical and pneumatic are on the way.
The engine of the Antonov 2 is a chvestov M-62. Howewer, maintenance manual are untraceable on the internet. As this engine is a copy under licence of the Wright R-1820, I used the manuals and blueprints of the american engine instead, way more easier to find
Next step is the tail rudder. Here is a kind of blueprint I did this morning…
Most of the time is spend on finding and understanding flight manuals and maintenance manual, which are in russian [*-)]
Photos of the engine part are quiet rare on the internet.
Indeed, as usual, finding good documentation is the hardest part of the project…
It’s true, that getting references for soviet aircraft might be tricky… But luckily for you the An-2 is actually a Polish aircraft… In this sense that while it was designed in the USSR, the vast majority of the aircraft were manufactured in Mielec in Poland. Try looking up ASz-62 - that’s the Polish designation for the engine, and if I’m right it is still being built by PZL Kalisz, Poland. I bet you can get some good refernces there.
quick update of the project. Things are going well for now. Added Electrical circuits, Battery, radio, and more importantly the tail ! Still waiting before making the rudder. Being fragile areas, I prefer to finish all internal details before.
Working now to finish structure of the fuselage before starting to cover the right side of the aircraft.
You have taken on the job of all jobs. This is a huge undertaking. You are doing a fantastic job. The research alone must be a huge task also. Keep up the great work. I will be following this one also.
