Old School: Antonov An-2 Pleasure Flight over Leipzig (Germany)

The last two videos I published featured the giant Antonov An-225 "Mriya" and this time we stay with Antonov, but that's about all the similarities. The An-2, the plane featured in the video, is not a large jet-powered transport aircraft, but a sturdy piston-engined utility aircraft. It marks the beginning of Antonov's history and beside being the world's largest single-engine biplane it's also one of the most-produced aircraft in history.

In contrast to most videos on my channel, I did not film this aircraft from the airport fence, but went on board for a pleasure flight, giving me the chance to capture the An-2 from the inside as well as my home town Leipzig and its surroundings below us.

The experience of flying on an Antonov An-2 is completely different to what it feels like to fly on modern airliners. Why? Watch the video and you'll know! 😄
0:00 Arriving at the aircraft
0:27 Boarding the An-2
0:40 Flight preparations
1:32 Taxiing towards the runway
1:58 Taxiing onto to the runway
2:27 Take off
3:35 Passing Leipzig/Halle airport
4:19 Leipzig from above
5:22 Approaching the airport
5:49 Landing
6:59 Two An-2s
7:11 Walking around the aircraft
8:03 Driving away from the An-2
8:17 Other aircraft at LEJ
8:41 Returning to the terminal building
9:00 Outro
Recorded on 2018-06-10
similar videos on my channel:
► Antonov aircraft: https://tinyurl.com/h3s73oj
► Leipzig/Halle airport: https://tinyurl.com/jqtzqsj
► Shot in 2018: https://tinyurl.com/ych486gs
Music:
Summer by Liron
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6907-summer
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Picture of Reconciliation Church:
"Versöhnungskirche in Leipzig-Gohlis" by Appaloosa (from Wikimedia Commons)
Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8578007
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

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