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And quite local. (and short lived - whole thing lasted dozen minutes) Nevermind fallen trees, destroyed roofs (at least whole buildings aren't usually destroyed - typically bricks or concrete after all 
). Best part is...the ones who usually know most info about local weather, aeroclub (accepted as best glider school in the country) was caught off guard.
The result: one of An-2 will have extra, free, spare parts (and yes, the donor was anchored to the ground - it pulled out of the ground concrete weights few hundred kg each...)
BTW, great plane, if only because of this (which ultimately lead probably to demise of the above specimen ) :
). Best part is...the ones who usually know most info about local weather, aeroclub (accepted as best glider school in the country) was caught off guard.The result: one of An-2 will have extra, free, spare parts
(and yes, the donor was anchored to the ground - it pulled out of the ground concrete weights few hundred kg each...)BTW, great plane, if only because of this (which ultimately lead probably to demise of the above specimen
) :
An interesting note from the pilot's handbook reads: "If the engine quits in instrument conditions (blind flying when you can’t see the ground) or at night, the pilot should pull the control column full aft (it won’t stall) and keep the wings level. The leading-edge slats will snap out at about 40 mph (64 km/h), and when the airplane slows to a forward speed of about 25 mph [40 km/h], the airplane will sink at about a parachute descent rate until the aircraft hits the ground."
The AN-2 has no stall speed quoted in the operating handbooks. Pilots of the AN-2 say the aircraft can be flown in full control at 30 MPH. This slow stall speed makes it possible for the aircraft to fly backwards (if the aircraft is pointed into a headwind of ,say, 35 MPH, it will travel backwards at 5 MPH whilst under full control).
The AN-2 has no stall speed quoted in the operating handbooks. Pilots of the AN-2 say the aircraft can be flown in full control at 30 MPH. This slow stall speed makes it possible for the aircraft to fly backwards (if the aircraft is pointed into a headwind of ,say, 35 MPH, it will travel backwards at 5 MPH whilst under full control).
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