Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I was just watching a news report on an attack on a Russian air base 300 kilometers inside Russia. I grabbed a screen shot off the report. That sure looks like a bi-plane. Maybe that is why the Russian air force has been so ineffective in Ukraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I think that's an Anatov An-2 Smart (IMHO) of the Ukrainians to limit their attacks on military targets inside Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 That Antonov An-2 is a rugged, reliable workhorse. Designed in 1947 and in production to 2001. It is capable of getting into the air in under 600 feet, and land in about 700 feet. It has good low speed capability, stall speed is a paltry 31 mps. Payload of about 5,000 pounds. Capable of operating off of unpaved fields. If it works, what difference if it's a biplane? 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: I was just watching a news report on an attack on a Russian air base 300 kilometers inside Russia. I grabbed a screen shot off the report. That sure looks like a bi-plane. Maybe that is why the Russian air force has been so ineffective in Ukraine. It appears that someone removed the engine. Wonder who’s 4X4 it’s powering? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-may-use-soviet-biplanes-to-find-ukraine-air-defenses-2022-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 the Spery swordfish , was out dated , when it found the weak spot , in the Bismark IIRC CB 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 An Anotov AN-2 was at Planes of Fame airplane museum in Chino, CA the last time I was there. It may be still. Biggest biplane I ever saw, but there may be some bigger..Very impressive size bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) If they are used as a drone, at lower altitudes, their size and low speed may make them an easier target for a soldier or two with an RPG or a single machine gun. Not worth lighting up a radar or anti-aircraft battery, if there was optical identification of the target. Edited February 3 by Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 56 minutes ago, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said: the Spery swordfish , was out dated , when it found the weak spot , in the Bismark IIRC CB Luckiest shot ever! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 A lucky hit on the rudder by a Fairy Swordfish or "Stringbag" as it was known. An English cousin flew one in the RN, Fleet Air Arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 funny but the old ways might actually be very effective in some situations , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 11 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: A lucky hit on the rudder by a Fairy Swordfish or "Stringbag" as it was known. An English cousin flew one in the RN, Fleet Air Arm. .... was there not also a squadron of "Stringbags" based on Malta and harassing Mediterranean convoys trying to supply Rommel ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 4 hours ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said: .... was there not also a squadron of "Stringbags" based on Malta and harassing Mediterranean convoys trying to supply Rommel ? Yes, there was. Probably why the Swordfish sunk more enemy shipping than any other Allied aircraft in WWII. The Swordfish was one of the great unsung aircraft of WWII. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Better to be LUCKY , rather than good , somedays 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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