Thu, Mar 15, 2018
Developing An All-Composite Variant Of The An-2 Biplane
The Rostec State Corporation is manufacturing an all-composite variant of the AN-2 biplane called the TVS-2DTS. The airplane will be built at the facilities of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAZ), a member of the Russian Helicopters holding company. The aircraft will be utilized for regional passenger operations, initially in Siberia and the Russian Far East where a new airline company will be established for these purposes.
The agreement on local airline operations was signed during the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, representatives of the Republic of Buryatia and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), as well as the Russian Helicopters holding company. According to the agreement, new TVS-2DTS aircraft manufacturing facilities will be built at U-UAZ by 2019. As many as 200 airplanes are expected to be built between 2021 and 2025 for use on regional routes, according to a Rostec news release.
TVS-2DTS is a lightweight multi-purpose aircraft with an all-composite structure. It is equipped with an avionics system allowing to operate it during any time of day or night and in any weather conditions. The aircraft does not require any special take-off or landing site. Its cruising speed reaches 190 knots, load-lifting capacity – 3.5 tons, and the maximum flying range is 2,430 nautical miles.
TVS-2DTS aircraft will replace the obsolete An-2 aircraft, built in what was then the USSR and in other countries, that are still used by regional airline operators. The new aircraft was first demonstrated by the Rostec State Corporation at the MAKS Air Show in 2017.
(Image provided with Rostec news release)
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