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The ANBO II was a
Pirmasis lietuviškas mokomasis lėktuvas Anbo-II
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{{ANBO aircraft Parasol-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft 1920s Lithuanian military trainer aircraft 2 Aircraft first flown in 1927
parasol-wing
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplane (aeronautics), multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowe ...
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
aircraft built in Lithuania
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in 1927 as a pilot trainer for the Army. It was the first Lithuanian trainer aircraft of own design. It was eventually reequipped with more powerful engine for the Aero Club of Lithuania in 1931 before being written off after a crash in 1934.
The plane was not produced in series, yet it served as a prototype for latter trainers Anbo-III and Anbo-V/51, developed by Antanas Gustaitis
Antanas Gustaitis (March 26, 1898 – October 16, 1941) was an officer in the Lithuanian Armed Forces who modernized the Lithuanian Air Force, which at that time was part of the Lithuanian Army. He was the architect or aeronautical engineer who ...
.
Replica
A full size flying replica was restored in 2012-2016 by Rolandas Kalinauskas andArvydas Šabrinskas Arvydas is a Lithuanian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Arvydas Bagdžius, Lithuanian painter
* Arvydas Bajoras (born 1956), Lithuanian politician
* Arvydas Janonis, a retired football player
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. Due to difficulties in obtaining original Walter engine, a Russian-made Shvetsov M-11
The Shvetsov M-11 is a five-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engine produced in the Soviet Union between 1923 and 1952.Gunston 1989, p.158.
Design and development
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engine, having similar parameters, was used. Test flight of the restored Anbo II took place on 18 October 2016. The plane is based in Pociūnai
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Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithua ...
airfield, Lithuania and is mostly used for air shows with both constructors dressing in Lithuanian Air Force uniforms of 1920s-1930s.
On August 8, 2021 after an engine failed during a climb at the altitude of 20-30 meters the aircraft crashed at Cesis Airfield
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, near Priekuļi
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, Latvia
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. The plane stalled resulting in a fatal crash for both the pilot Arvydas Šabrinskas, and the aircraft.
Operators
; *Lithuanian Air Force
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* Aero Club of Lithuania
Specifications
References
Bibliography
* Ramoška, GytisPirmasis lietuviškas mokomasis lėktuvas Anbo-II
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{{ANBO aircraft Parasol-wing aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft 1920s Lithuanian military trainer aircraft 2 Aircraft first flown in 1927