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|image = Antonov_An-2.jpg
|name = Antonov An-2
|type = Civilian Aircraft
|authors = Anton Nikolaev and Yurik V. Nikiforoff
|fdm = JSBSim
|status = Alpha
|fgname = an2
}}
 
The '''Antonov An-2''' is a single engine biplane which was designed in the USSR in the 1940s. This versatile [[aircraft]] has been and is still used for a multitude of purposes, ranging from passenger and goods transport to crop dusting.
The '''Antonov An-2''' is a single engine biplane which was designed in the USSR in the 1940s. This versatile [[aircraft]] has been and is still used for a multitude of purposes, ranging from passenger and goods transport to crop dusting.


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Before start, turn on main battery switch (pos. 48), set magneto selector (23) to (1+2) position, set fuel tank selector (9) to up position, and turn throttle to idle.For start engine, turn on starter switch (24), spin inertial starter by turn starter selector (25) to left position,hold until spinup - see to ampermeter (17), listen sound of gyro. After spinup, turn starter selector to right and hold until engine started. Turn off starter switch (24).
Before start, turn on main battery switch (pos. 48), set magneto selector (23) to (1+2) position, set fuel tank selector (9) to up position, and turn throttle to idle.For start engine, turn on starter switch (24), spin inertial starter by turn starter selector (25) to left position,hold until spinup - see to ampermeter (17), listen sound of gyro. After spinup, turn starter selector to right and hold until engine started. Turn off starter switch (24).


[[File:Antonov An-2 Cockpit.jpg|thumb|270px|The cockpit of an Antonov An-2]]
=== Radio and navigation procedure ===
=== Radio and navigation procedure ===
Turn on generator (47). Turn on PO-500 alternator (64). Turn on all switches pos.29, 49-60 , except panel lighting (56). Turn on radio altimeter and set warning to desired altitude (8).  
Turn on generator (47). Turn on PO-500 alternator (64). Turn on all switches pos.29, 49-60 , except panel lighting (56). Turn on radio altimeter and set warning to desired altitude (8).  
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[[Category:Civilian aircraft]]
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