As a disclaimer, the Antonov AN 2 is one of my favorite planes. I'd own one if I had the money and was a pilot. Or if I had the money to hire a pilot.
It's hugh!
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Sounds like “5 o’clock Charlie.”
After reading the first paragraph, I thought the author of this claptrap is a brainwashed idiot. Then I reach his bio and it removed any doubts :
“Sébastien Roblin holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing and refugee resettlement in France and the United States.”
Is this the best we’ve got for scare porn to justify a war with NK?
This is retarded.
Modern computer backed RADAR, phased antenna arrays, this would immediately be known, probably down to the serial number on the motor.
And don’t forget the warhead itself sitting in the middle of a fabric plane.
No, just more fear porn for the clueless, in an effort to gin up a war. And a lame excuse if SK gets nuked. Samsung is a powerhouse when it comes to computing power, signal processing and automated systems. I don’t buy it, not even for a second.
they use plane to dive and throw rice ball. Me no likey
I’m thinking an Apache would make a great anti-AN-2 platform.
They have the antique planes but how many can still actually fly? Seals dry out, parts rust, I wouldn’t want to be a pilot.........
Coulda Woulda Shoulda.....
During the Korean War, the North Koreans successfully used Soviet U-2 biplanes for nighttime bombing raids against the UN forces. The Soviets had used the U-2 for the same purpose during WWII. Some of these planes exist today, and a few of them still fly.
A successful rock band even took its name from this Soviet biplane.
“could reek havoc initially during the onset of a war...”
That must be a really bad smelling airplane.
LOL
We still have DC-3s and a single AN-2 hauling cargo here in Alaska - the last of the DC-6s were just retired.
The An-2 is a brilliant machine for rural and non-technical areas - Africa come to mind. While many here love to deride the aircraft of the Old Soviet, they are pragmatic designs for use in ‘undeveloped’ parts of the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2
www.bbc.com/future/story/20150415-the-plane-that-can-fly-backwards
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV4dk5cYRf0