The Antonov An-2 is well known in East Europe as a first class work-horse. It is very functional and arguably the finest bush plane in the world in its price class. More than 5,000 were built in Russia until 1960 when production of the aircraft was transferred to Poland. Production continued there, without any significant changes in the design, until 1992. It is estimated that over 15,000 were built in Poland in six different variants. The airplane continues in production under license in Red China.

An - 2 technical data
 

Crew	1 - 2
Dimensions  Span  Length  Height	18.18 m (59'9 ft)  12.74 m (41'10 ft) 4.00 m (13'2 ft)
Wing Area	71.6 sq.m
Weight  empty  max	3450 kg (7605 lb)  5500 kg (12125 lb)
Load	1250 kg (2755 lb) or 12 passengers
Power Plant	1*1000 hp Shvetsov ASh-62IR
Performance  max speed  max climb  ceiling  range	258 km/h (160 mph)  689 ft/min (3.5 m/sec) 4400 m (14520 ft)  900 km (560 miles)