1/72 Trumpeter Shijiazhuang Y-5 PLAAF

Good morning world,

Hope all is well and the battles in your model world aren't too tough for the good guys haha. Monday's post is coming together well and you should be satisfied with it.

So here is another "Exotic" model for you to take a gander at.

1/72 Trumpeter Shijiazhuang Y-5 PLAAF

 Due to a lot of possible spelling mistakes I will just call this aircraft by its original name, Antonov AN 2.

This aircraft was a pain in the ass to build as the wings were too high so I had to use weights to lower them and allow the support struts to connect.

 I don't think this model had the interior section but getting the fuselage to stay together was still tough so I used elastic bands like usual.

Overall the aircraft is NATO Green with a Light Grey underbelly. The interior is Neutral Gray with Red cockpit seats and a Flat Black control panel, wheels, and propeller. The engine is Gun Metal while the propeller tips are Flat Yellow.

 This aircraft is nearly 100 years old yet it is still widely used by civilians for crop dusting and bush flying in the outback parts of the former Soviet states. The AN2 was originally developed as a transport to provide lifelines to remote locations in Russia.

China first received their aircraft in the 60's and still operates them in many military roles including medivac, troop transport and combat drops. I was surprised when I saw that the PLAAF still uses them but with a rugged design and reliability as well as flight upgrades it isn't too big of a surprise. I suspect this aircraft will be part of the PLAAF well into their hundredth year as it is hard to replace a reliable Ukrainian design.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1–2
• Capacity: 12 passengers
• Length: 12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan:
  
  • Upper wing: 18.2 m (59 ft 8 in)
  • Lower wing: 14.2 m (46 ft 9 in)
• Height: 4.1 m (13 ft)
• Wing area: 71.52 m² (769.8 ft²)
• Empty weight: 3,300 kg (7,300 lb)
• Loaded weight: 5,500 kg (12,000 lb)
• Useful load: 2,140 kg (4,700 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Shvetsov ASh-62IR 9-cylinder supercharged radial engine, 750 kW (1,000 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 258 km/h (139 kn, 160 mph)
• Cruise speed: 190 km/h (100 kn, 120 mph)
• Stall speed: ~50 km/h (26 knots, 30 mph)
• Range: 845 km (456 nmi, 525 mi)
• Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,750 ft)
• Rate of climb: 3.5 m/s (700 ft/min)
• Power/mass: 0.136 kW/kg (0.083 hp/lb)

(All info from Wikipedia and the instruction sheet)