PAGE REVIEWED 27 FEB 2008, NO UPDATING DONE SINCE 11 SEPTEMBER 2006
CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS
OF
ANTONOV AN-2 COLT
I STARTED DRAWING PLANS FOR THE ANTONOV AN-2 COLT IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2005
| ON A LANDING APPROACH AT OUR FLYING FIELD. |
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LINED UP WITH SOME IMPRESSIVE MODELS AT THE BELLAIRE FLYIN - BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON, USA. |
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| A SLOW FLY- BY - WITH ITS LIGHT WING LOADING THE ANTONOV DOES AN IMPRESSIVE SLOW FLY-BY . |
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CLIMB OUT FROM OUR FLYING FIELD. |
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| TAKE-OFF OR LANDING ? |
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MOST OF THESE PICTURE WERE TAKEN IN SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2006. |
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| SIDE VIEW - POLISH COLORS & REGISTRATION |
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MOST OF THE DETAIL NOW ON |
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| THE OLD BOYS WITH THEIR TOYS - IVAN & HAL |
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IVAN'S KZ-IV ALONG SIDE THE ANTONOV N-2 "COLT" BOTH PLANES ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE SAME SCALE., AT 1:8 |
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| THE PROUD OWNER BEFORE THE MAIDEN FLIGHT. NOW TO START PUTTING ALL THE MARKINGS AND COSMETIC STUFF ON. |
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TEST PILOT IVAN PETTIGREW DID THE MAIDEN FLIGHT. IT FLEW GOOD EXCEPT THAT THE CANOPY, WHICH WAS HELD ON WITH MAGNETS BLEW OF. |
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| 04 APR 06 AT THE FIELD, NOT FINISHED BUT READY TO FLY. |
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COVERING THE MAIN WING USING "WORLD TEX" FABRIC |
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| INSTALLING THE NAVIGATION LIGHTS |
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PAINTING THE FUSELAGE |
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| 21 MAR 2006 THE LAST PICTURE BEFORE PAINTING AND COVERING. |
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THE COCKPIT "GREENHOUSE" AND THE ENGINE COWL. . . DECIDED TO MAKE THE COWL OF BALSA INSTEAD OF VACUUM FORMING FROM PLASTIC. |
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| QUARTER VIEW OF MY "ARC" . . . ALMOST READY TO COVER |
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REAR QUARTER VIEW. |
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| VIEW FROM ABOVE. . . THE WEIGHT AT THE MOMENT WITHOUT BATTERIES IS JUST UNDER 5 POUNDS, SO I SHOULD BE VERY CLOSE TO MY TARGET OF 8 POUNDS. |  |
21 MAR 2006 VIEW FROM BELOW. WILL START PAINTING THE FUSELAGE WITH LATEX PAINT AND APPLY A LAYER OF SILKSPAN WITH THE FIRST COAT. |  |
| AS SOON AS THE CANOPY IS READY FOR PAINTING, THE NEXT MAJOR ITEM IS THE VACUUM FORMING THE ENGINE COWL. |  |
09 MAR 06 WORK ON THE COCKPIT CANOPY IS PROGRESSING WELL. LOTS OF DIFFICULT ANGLES AND SHAPES. |  |
| ALSO WORKING ON THE WING RIGGING AT MOMENT. |  |
TO THE LEFT OF THE PICTURE A BLOCK BEING GLUED TO MAKE THE PATTERN FOR THE COWL. |  |
| 28 FEB 2006, LANDING GEAR IN PLACE |  |
21 FEB 2006, WHILE FILLING AND SANDING, I AM WORKING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. |  |
| FRONT 1/4 VIEW. A BIG COWL REQUIRED TO HIDE THE BIG RADIAL ENGINE, WELL NOT REALLY AN AXI 4120/18 WILL BE INSTALLED. |  |
SHEATHING OF THE FUSELAGE COMPLETE. NOW AT THE FILLING AND SANDING STAGE FOR THE FUSE. |  |
| 14FEB2006 STARTING THE SHEATHING OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE OF MY TWIN OTTER HANGING FORM THE CEILING. |  |
A CLOSER VIEW OF THE FUSELAGE. THE 1/16 BALSA SHEATHING IS BEING PUT ON THE FUSE. THE STUB OF THE LOWER WING IS PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. |  |
| 10FEB2006 SORRY FOR THE BIG GAP IN THE CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE. MY EDITING PROGRAM WAS OUT OF SERVICE. HERE WE SEE THE MAIN WING AND THE FUSELAGE WHICH ARE BOTH PRETTY WELL COMPLETE. |  |
LAMINATING THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RUDDER. LOTS OF PINS HOLDING THE BALSA STRIPS AROUND THE PLYWOOD FORMER. |
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| THE MID SECTION OF THE LOWER WING. I CHOSE TO MAKE THE LOWER WING IN THREE SECTIONS WITH THE MIDDLE SECTION PERMANENTLY |
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ANOTHER VIEW OF THE GLUING OF THE FIRST FOUR CROSS PIECES IN THE FUSE. |
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| JOINING THE TWO SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE TOGETHER. LOTS OF PROPS AND AIDS TO KEEP THE SIDES PLUMB AND SQUARE. |
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07 DEC 05 CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED WITH THE FUSELAGE. |
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| TOP AND BOTTOM WING PLANS . . ABOUT READY TO START CUTTING WOOD. |
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THIS IS MY PLAN. . . DRAWN ON AUTOCAD. . SIDE AND TOP VIEWS FOR THE FUSELAGE. |
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| MY PLANS ARE BASED ON SOME DRAWINGS THAT I FOUND ON THE INTERNET. |
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ON MY MODEL THE MAIN WING WILL HAVE A SPAN OF 77 INCHES. THE LENGTH WILL BE 55 INCHES. I HAVE A TARGET WEIGHT OF 128 OUNCES OR 8 POUNDS. |
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