Antonov AN-2 - Cost to Own

What does it actually cost to buy and own a Antonov AN-2? In this short video we break down the Antonov AN-2 - Cost to Own and let you know exactly what your get for your money. And how much of your money it will take.
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In addition to annual costs, we cover the cost per hour and cost per mile to operate. We also cover key performance stats so you know what you're paying for.
Costs of airplane ownership vary widely from owner to owner. This video takes an average of the various expenses from existing owners and boils them down to simple to digest numbers. Your ownership experiences will be unique.

[@salmiakki5638]

Just need 112½ of these to fill the Mriya-shaped hole in my Heart 😢😢

[@luso7916]

Hopefully she'll be scrapped to make more An-2s (more useful)

[@moparchallenger749]

@@luso7916 Obviously you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about 😡

[@moparchallenger749]

I’m with you there man,She deserved a lot better 😢

[@RhuBin02]

u got more things to worry than that m8

[@fvhrenheit4813]

rip

[@salmiakki5638]

(Small) *Suggestion* (to an otherwise perfect format): Could you add a slide passing by with the A/C dimensions (and maybe something like a human per scale) Sometimes either you know the plane or things are kinda difficult to eyeball

[@RichEdwards]

Bring back the standard Shaq

[@CompleteWalkaround]

Indeed. How many Shaqs is this thing

[@Glegh]

@@CompleteWalkaround 9284⅖

[@chinabluewho]

I would definitely like to know how much fuel an oil it burns per hour of flight time.

[@ronniefnd]

I have owned some Soviet equipment (not aircraft) and have talked to others who also ended up with some Soviet stuff during the 90's. Everything seems to either be the absolutely best thing ever or the worst....no middle ground. That would make buying one of these scary, it's either gonna be a great old plane or a complete death trap that hasn't been flown in 40 years for a reason.

[@BalkanSecrets7]

I flew him with my dad. In ex-Yugoslavia, i was about 10, commands were so hard and tough, great plane. Just the sound, man... I miss those days when my dad was alive.

[@nicolasmonastirsky]

I flew this plane for 3 years, the company has 5 of them and one AN-3, I believe that those numbers are higher than what we use to manage, those planes were always hangared. The fly characteristics are amazing, just a little loud. 😅

[@ben3989]

tell us more please!

[@Grarder]

Does it really take 3 people just to fly it?

[@nicolasmonastirsky]

@@ben3989 In the south of Venezuela there's like 15 of them, its a workhorse servicing mining fields and indigenous remote areas

[@nicolasmonastirsky]

@@Grarder Nope, it's almost a single pilot

[@Grarder]

@@nicolasmonastirsky thank you! That always seemed excessive for a plane of this size.

[@antonov2sweden]

Nice review, but the AN-2 was designed in Novasibirsk, Russia by Oleg Antonov (not Kiev). Oleg was an emplyee of Yakolev which was not interested in developing the aircraft at the begining of WW2.Though, he was funded by the Soviet government to proceed with the design himself. First prototype flew in Novasibirsk in 1947, furthermore the Antonov factory was relocated to Kiev, where it still is today.

[@Jointmatic]

Greetings from the Czechia, I was glad to see you in Nové mesto nad Metují 😃

[@Jointmatic]

short video from a friend kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXiuZaWaj71knaM

[@megaraptor9177]

It's Novosibirsk, not Novasibirsk. Half of that is true, half of that is something, that I don't know.

[@mickvonbornemann3824]

@@megaraptor9177 there’s no correct or fixed way to spell Cyrilic words in Latin alphabets, including the English one, so both are fine.

[@vitgroma]

I'll correct it a little bit, it's Kyiv, not Kiev.

[@julian281198]

here in Germany they are quite common, espacilly for sky diving or sightseeing flights and they are really cheap to buy, cheaper than most Cessna planes.

[@lfraser7128]

My absolute dream to own one, theirs actually one that operates commercially out of the Oshawa executive airport

[@dr.dansgarage]

There's a nice amphibious one in Alberta recently. Cool plane. I assumed the cost to operate is in the "don't want to know" category.

[@something7239]

I saw that one take off just the other day from Springbank. It's a beauty, forgot the registration.

[@Steeyuv]

Don’t forget the ‘panel illumination’ consisting of actual radium paint on the dials - one of the few aircraft in which you can get a suntan at night.

[@ritterkeks]

This plane is really cool to watch, here in bavaria there is one operated by the "friends of the antonov an-2" thats offering short flights that will start from the old museum airfield in the north of munich.

[@ben3989]

I believe the wikipedia page on this cool beast suggests in a power out over rugged terrain the pilot pulls stick back and the plane will mush on down to the ground with slowest possible forward speed.

[@chrisboyington3176]

so along the vein of "only should be owned by governments" when is the C130 video coming out? I'd settle for one on the murphy moose though. These are fantastic!

[@excellenceinanimation960]

I looked into this the other week. To bad it cant be easly used in the bush! Im sure it would be great on those small runways!

[@Humble_Electronic_Musician]

0:37 - 0:41 was the moment you convinced me already to hit the like button

[@CompleteWalkaround]

Thanks. You're the first to mention that one. I thought that was funny 🙂

[@Humble_Electronic_Musician]

@@CompleteWalkaround it put a big smile on my face 🙂 However after posting my comment I was wondering if you were maybe truly struggling with the pronunciation, but the struggle was too perfect to be real 😅

[@maggiesfarm9132]

Love the Inertia start sound from this plane.

[@AuthFailed]

Keep thinking these can’t get funnier, but they always do.

[@AN2Felllla]

EYYY! I've been waiting for this one! 😃

[@indridcold8433]

The Annie is my second favourite aeroplane. I would love to have one. My favourite is the Cessna 337 Skymaster. But alas, it seem all I can ever have is an old aerobat with original clockwork instruments and radio.

[@Deltaglider777]

Hooray my dreams are crushed :)

[@Grarder]

Same. lol

[@MeltDown950]

Cool, there's actually one flying from CSB3 close to my home, never knew the model, now I know! Thanks Complete Walkaround!

[@braincraven]

For those who want to know: Mexican free-tailed bats can fly up to 100 miles round trip in an evening looking for food. They are built for speed with short fur and long narrow wings and can fly up to 60 miles per hour with a tail wind.

[@CS-qy4qy]

These videos are great. Can you please make a video about an Autogyro or a DG-808B?

[@flyingfridays5840]

“Colt” following, nice

[@BusterBuizel]

I spent way too much time flying this thing back in ARMA2 that I could land it backwards

[@Jackthursby100]

Ooooh do the Antonov an-14 next

[@mikesimpson7748]

I would love to fly one!

[@michapeka2800]

I flown AN-2 as child.

[@jc222223]

Me too

[@queeny5613]

Awesome

[@yalyosha]

whoa. Good choice!

[@mattkaczorowski3099]

There's one of these parked at CYOO. I've never seen it go up, and I think I now know why.

[@thall7368]

I don't recall hearing of this aircraft and then just this week I saw a clip of one crashing on takeoff into trees. :O

[@kukajin9560]

lots of my hobbies bring me into soviet era stuff thats just neat. like ya said, you either know everything about it or nothing at all 😊

[@Windlassed]

As a sort of honor to the late AN-225, could u make a cost to own of her, even tho it’s impossible to own?

[@neoleo593]

Stall speed lower than a helicopter

[@Grarder]

I saw a video of one of these that they'd put a bunch of electric motors on the leading edge of the lower wing. It basically was a helicopter at that point.

[@aorton7829]

How about something a little less OMG thats huge, and a little more hey, i got my multi in that! Thinking a video on a Piper PA44 Seminole! Love it, keep’em coming!

[@billfunk1219]

Love the AN 2-- bit short on the "Allowance" to own one!! Thanks for this cost to own summary. Huge aircraft, I've seen these converted into flying RV's Really cool!

[@thatrandomkid10]

Do the piper Aerostar!

[@UNSTOPABLE40XBOX]

I've seen a couple of these for sale and what has turned me away from buying it, was the maintenance cost / overhaul cost. It's also hard to even find someone to work on the thing. But yeah, buying it is quite cheaper than owning it. I don't know why, but it's cool and ugly as hell. It's got a weird utilitarian design but just ugly. I just want to fly around in it.

[@molybdnum]

Oof, it is unfortunate to see such a utilitarian and long-lived aircraft lose all of the practical advantages when exported.

[@mattym8]

They had one at Aero Gatineau this year and that was the first time I'd seen one. Do I want one? I don't know. But I'm intrigued!

[@terrencekongani7512]

Please do one for piper seneca

[@vladpreventer3312]

Speaking of red aircraft, have you thought about doing a video on the yak 52?

[@davingilsdorf213]

I would like to know if a plane you could do in the near future would be the Ford trimotor. Me and a couple friends are interested in this airplane and find it hard to find some information on it could you help us out?

[@Ash007YT]

Who does not want to buy one of these things? It's loud and slow, perfect for annoying the person next door who mows the lawn at 6am. plus can be a crop duster.

[@cigaro369]

any tier list videos in works?

[@CompleteWalkaround]

What's that

[@excellenceinanimation960]

I wish fule was more afordiable. planes like this could be really usefull in the bush!

[@mehmetvural8095]

first of all good day. thanks for the videos. This is a good video. There are 2 types of prices. What is the ownership fee? What is the build price? please provide information. Thank you.

[@CompleteWalkaround]

If you manage to build an AN2 be sure to let me know what it cost

[@mehmetvural8095]

@@CompleteWalkaround Sorry, I'm asking because I don't know. I don't quite understand.DIAMOND DA40 NG. the lowest price is 300,000 usd. Is this price the fully made price? Thank you.

[@mehmetvural8095]

I want to have bristell b8 or tecnan 2010. What will be the total cost to me? Please give prices separately. Thank you.

[@N0t_Kieran]

Pitts Special Please? :'D

[@chazza404]

such is the way with Colt followings...👏

[@CompleteWalkaround]

Is that a pun or a typo ?

[@chazza404]

@@CompleteWalkaround a pun which I like to think you snuck in there 😉

[@CompleteWalkaround]

@@chazza404 Just checking

[@pi.actual]

The number that stuck with me was a gallon of avgas per minute at cruise.

[@CompleteWalkaround]

1.6 mpg

[@amore2022]

Piaggio, piaggio, piaggio!

[@Ululuro]

Craziest to me is that this thing is just a regular single engine piston

[@saulchapnick1566]

It is still used worldwide. North Korea has a fleet used for transporting troops. On a windy day a skilled pilot can make it appear as if it’s flying in reverse. The main problem is fueling it.

[@duelingfire167]

You start it off like it’s completely normal

[@visekual6248]

Is it feasible and worth doing a turboprop swap? Antonov built the AN3 which is basically an AN2 with a turboprop, but I don't know the extent of the modifications made.

[@TheShowdown16]

Apparently there is an ukrainian modification with a modern 3-bladed reversible propeller and a 1500shp Motor Sich Sich MS-14 turboprop engine running on kerosene Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2

[@peterk2455]

There are a few examples with TP's fitted, the Russians did a conversion using a Glushenkov for their military in 2007. The only conversion I've seen was a Walter 602 (1350hp). A 6,000hr Garrett TPE turbo prop will set you back around $125k, plus fitting. A P&W PT-6 around $150k. It would be cheaper to find a Wright 1820, from a DC-3, and fit that.

[@ragmt09]

YEAHH BOIIII LEGGGOOOO

[@GhostZodick]

I heard you need 3 people to fly it. Is it true?

[@KOUKAROS-GR]

Next diamond 50??

[@jumpshot244]

Man, looking at those costs the R22 doesn't seem so bad

[@Grarder]

Wow, what a perspective on another joy killing cost assessment. 😂

[@CompleteWalkaround]

You could carry your r22 around in it

[@jumpshot244]

@@CompleteWalkaround Anyone who owns both a AN2 and an R22 needs an intervention

[@microTrash28]

That there is a pretty darn good-looking plane. I might even go as far as to call it “beautiful.” The cost, on the other hand, doesn’t look quite as nice.

[@intosound913]

if any of you tubers out there would like to buy one let me know.

[@SaturnVII]

I mean if you don't care about speed per se the numbers aren't bad. Wonder how economical it would be if you could actually fly it commercially.

[@visekual6248]

Not much, there is a reason why there are no more radial engine planes, the only good thing about it is the sound, to operate commercially a turboprop make much more sense. Now doing a turboprop swap on one of these would be fun, I wonder if anyone ever had the guts.

[@PetesGuide]

@@visekual6248 it’s called the AN-3!

[@visekual6248]

@@PetesGuide I know, but it was only made 20 units so it's hard to find and much more expensive than an an2, and it uses Russian engines, so the maintenance is equally complex, for use in the west it would be better to use a Pratt & Whitney or Rolls Royce engine.

[@remigiuszbloch]

Worst thing about this airplane is engine, 200l+/h + 10l+/h of oil. Other than that this plane is very cool.

[@moo9346]

plane

[@WilliamWhitneyChristmasMD]

This is not the Colt I’ve been asking for.

[@CompleteWalkaround]

Good eye 😉

[@WilliamWhitneyChristmasMD]

And since you apparently contact current owners, ya know… *wink*

[@CCitis]

Used to see one fly around my home drome. Never knew it may be the last time I see one flying in person. Must have been 15 years ago.

[@julianbrelsford]

Yeah, illegal to use for commercial purposes in most countries and $63k per year to operate (if you fly 50 hrs/year) I'm gonna say this will definitely not fit into most people's budget.

[@rajkumar-qf3fk]

Comrade, it was designed by Soviet engineers for the Soviet people.

[@sixhand]

40 gal/hr for anyone curious

[@yippeeclawyay2591]

Ahh, the worlds fastest bus- I mean second fastest bu Oh, its not even fast....

[@madzen112]

Plenty of room for family, vodka & potato!

[@user-ff6qh8qg5i]

Cw

[@j.gregory5669]

Wow is that thing ugly. I want one.

[@Itapirkanmaa2]

"Most are at least 70 years old" No they aren't. The latter examples from the early 1960s were made in Poland, until 2001. The structure is practically indestructible.

[@CompleteWalkaround]

Most. Yes they are

[@glengreen362]

Have you looked at the cost of owning and operating any aircraft of the same time period? Just a quick survey of KZbin videos on aircraft can show you examples of more recent aircraft that will empty a bank account faster than an ex-wife and the IRS.

[@theinquisitor3930]

I am a cult member of this plane. Much want.

[@NicksStuff]

That cost per mile, fucking hell! Is that the worst yet on the channel?

[@CompleteWalkaround]

It's up there

[@jc222223]

For private joyrides it is, but not if you have to carry loads that are a bit heavy (not for long distances obviously). In that context they are still the best in terms of economy even today (overall costs compared to what can be transported). I know they are being restored and used for transportation purposes exactly for this reason (although larger planes or helicopters are already available for use).

[@CompleteWalkaround]

​@@jc222223 Caravan carries more and costs less. I wager i higher dispatch rate as well.

[@gj1234567899999]

So the cost to own depends on you location. If you live in eastern block, maybe lots of spares and mechanics can work on this for cheap. So if you live in Germany maybe it’s cheap and easy to find East German or Polish mechanic who knows the plane.

[@raresmihaiiordache9356]

First comment let s goo

[@silkyz68]

Put the plane in H

[@CompleteWalkaround]

Nice

[@letterofthelaw2567]

"He said Kiev. NOOOOO. It's KeEeEeEv!!!!!!" - Average Ukie

[@benvaun1330]

So buy one then swap out the engine for an 1820... got it.