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The Antonov A-2 and related designs were a family of two-seat training gliders produced in the Soviet Union in the 1930s and 40s all derived from the single-seat Antonov A-1 family. They were produced in large numbers with at least 2 300 built by 1937 and together with the single-seaters production exceeded 7 600 by the same year. Like the A-1 the A-2 was a minimalist primary glider with a conventional tail mounted on a boom and a strut-braced monoplane wing mounted parasol-fashion.

Empty Weight Lb
264
Wing Area Sqm
17
Designer
Oleg Antonov
First Flight
1936
Span In
3
Gross Weight Lb
581
Sink Rate Ms
1
Number Built
ca. 2
300
Crew
Two
pilot and instructor
Empty Weight Kg
120
Gross Weight Kg
264
Height In
7
Sink Rate Ftmin
220
Max Speed Mph
40
Max Speed Kmh
70
Height Ft
5
Span Ft
45
National Origin
USSR
Wing Area Sqft
184
Met Or Eng
met
Span M
14
Length Ft
19
Height M
2
Length In
Length M
6
Category
Antonov aircraft
Glider aircraft
Soviet sailplanes 1930-1939

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