RWAI An-2

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 07 Jun 2008, 16:43

Guys can I have someone post in this thread several high quality images of the AN-2 variants, doesn't matter which ones, any will do. The ones already in this thread are not the correct size even with cropping, to make use of. I would like to add an image of this model into our rotator for the front page and I can't take high quality shots from my laptop so I need a bit of help.

Thanks in advance.

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 07 Jun 2008, 17:07

Sure Mike,
just remind me what is correct size?

Oh and should they cover just military paints (there are just two of them now: Polish AF and Romanian AF) or may they be civilian as well (I can throw in Aeroflot as those guys flied military missions in those liveries, without any problem

) ?

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 07 Jun 2008, 19:54

OK,
here's a couple of tailored promo An-2 pics [500x300]:

Post by **btaylo24** » 07 Jun 2008, 20:02

Looks amazing Rip. Everytime I see that AN-2 I gasp!

Barry

MACC · Post by **MACC** » 07 Jun 2008, 21:11

btaylo24 wrote:Looks amazing Rip. Everytime I see that AN-2 I gasp!

Barry

Me too, the prop texture is stunning.
Not my type of aircraft but still looks lovely rysiek.!!

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 07 Jun 2008, 22:43

#2 it is, thanks!

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 08 Jun 2008, 20:50

This is a fresh real-life photo of SP-FYO:

... and here you can find a flood of Czech RWAI An-2 repaints by Miloslav Wolf:
http://library.avsim.net/search.php?Cat ... hange+View
Ten of them so far

I'll try to RPP_FPGen some flightplans for them, in a spare (?) time.

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 09 Jun 2008, 13:06

Yet another shot of Nikolai 'INS' paintkit re-make result:

Tupolev 144 · Post by **Tupolev 144** » 09 Jun 2008, 17:42

Is there any list of active An-2's flying around in (western) Europe? Including Russia would be even better, but I think that's undoable...
Such a list would be great for making flightplans and repaints.

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 10 Jun 2008, 01:56

Looking very nice!

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 10 Jun 2008, 05:18

Tupolev 144 wrote:Is there any list of active An-2's flying around in (western) Europe? Including Russia would be even better, but I think that's undoable...
Such a list would be great for making flightplans and repaints.

There is such a list for military An-2s (there is less and less of them in military usage though ...).
Other best source (for civilian usage GA) is Airliners.net photos ...

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 10 Jun 2008, 08:31

Here is a Massive An-2 Attack by
Nikolai INS (based on his paintkit, based on Mike Pearson paintkit)
- I just could not resist to re-post all INS pics here:

Oh, this new paintkit by INS is available here:
http://library.avsim.net/search.php?Sea ... &Go=Search

Superbuggz · Post by **Superbuggz** » 11 Jun 2008, 09:09

Thanks for the link to the paintkit Rip pip pip !

I'll give it a try as soon as find some time (after the EC2008?)

AiAndrew · Post by **AiAndrew** » 13 Jun 2008, 17:48

Rysiek, some of the An-2 models appear to have a parking radius of 26m. this is enough room for a Tu-204?

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 15 Jun 2008, 17:06

AiAndrew wrote:Rysiek, some of the An-2 models appear to have a parking radius of 26m. this is enough room for a Tu-204?

Not some ... all of them ...
It was decided to make such a big radius to have them properly taxi one after another.
You can change the model radius using AFCAD2 utility but it's up to a package designer.

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 15 Jun 2008, 17:09

A NEW PSP PAINTKIT:

FYI:
http://library.avsim.net/search.php?Sea ... &Go=Search

AiAndrew · Post by **AiAndrew** » 16 Jun 2008, 01:46

RipPipPip wrote:
AiAndrew wrote:Rysiek, some of the An-2 models appear to have a parking radius of 26m. this is enough room for a Tu-204?
Not some ... all of them ...
It was decided to make such a big radius to have them properly taxi one after another.
You can change the model radius using AFCAD2 utility but it's up to a package designer.

That is reasonable, Rysiek, I just wanted to know why.

-A

overloaded · Post by **overloaded** » 16 Jun 2008, 18:05

Rysiek, the airfield looks nice but some of the buildings stay white, can you tell what texture files you used
second; when the aircraft taxi to the runway and hold short they stack on one another instead of keeping distance, any idea how to solve that ?

RipPipPip · Post by **RipPipPip** » 16 Jun 2008, 18:48

Sorry, I can't help you too much with white buildings as I used some EZ-Scenery libraries and it is very hard to tell which ones.
Try to download any big EZ-Scenery library pack, maybe you'll be lucky.

Stacked An-2's is a bigger problem (does it happen only at EPKE?). I suspect that it has something to do with FDE and 'Magic' Mike tried to cure that, one of the probes was setting An-2 AFCAD radius up to 26m but this does not help in every case.
Do you use MRAI TVB to watch them? It does may have side effects as well.
But I'm not too good in AFCADing, maybe any guru can answer better ...

PS.
What I do can say is that stuff accompanying An-2 model set is a kind of "preview" (do you remember FSX "DX10 preview"?), so scenery and AFCAD was not too much tested by different users.
Let's hope a MAIW package containing An-2 will pop up in some time and this one will guarantee you that everything will fit together.

overloaded · Post by **overloaded** » 17 Jun 2008, 14:10

RipPipPip wrote:Sorry, I can't help you too much with white buildings as I used some EZ-Scenery libraries and it is very hard to tell which ones.
Try to download any big EZ-Scenery library pack, maybe you'll be lucky.

Stacked An-2's is a bigger problem (does it happen only at EPKE?). I suspect that it has something to do with FDE and 'Magic' Mike tried to cure that, one of the probes was setting An-2 AFCAD radius up to 26m but this does not help in every case.
Do you use MRAI TVB to watch them? It does may have side effects as well.
But I'm not too good in AFCADing, maybe any guru can answer better ...

PS.
What I do can say is that stuff accompanying An-2 model set is a kind of "preview" (do you remember FSX "DX10 preview"?), so scenery and AFCAD was not too much tested by different users.
Let's hope a MAIW package containing An-2 will pop up in some time and this one will guarantee you that everything will fit together.

well i have "collected" several libaries in the years haven't found the right one i guess
about stacking of the aircraft, i just installed the included EPKE scenery and watched the planes do there bit and noticed they didn't keep there spacing, maybe someone has a clue how to solve this......
Thanks anyhow for this great plane....it's a pleasure to fly so slow