Is the day of the Bi-Plane over?
The Soviet Russian built Antonov An-2/3 still remains in active operation across the world, in it various guises.
This 12/13 seat utility-transport is now some 75 years old and is still being found difficult to replace. Russian design teams have come up with improved engine performance, various types and payloads etc. But so far none fit the same category of the An-2 exactly. One or the other of the new designs lacks something that encompasses the original.
Meanwhile in the rest of the world, this type of aircraft has been restricted to either sports or agricultural uses. There are also now many restored historical types flying again.
It would seem that the An-2/3 perhaps will soldier on in remote places for another 75 years?
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