The ANT-IV was one of three
aerosans introduced in 1924. This model, operated by a crew of two, doubled the ANT-III's with its new
Bristol engine, and outperformed the ANT-V's
Fiat
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engine.
In 1930 the ANT-IV began regular trips between
Cheboksar and
Kanash
Kanash (russian: Кана́ш; cv, Канаш, ''Kanaş'', lit. ''soviet'') is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located at a major railway junction from Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population:
History
It was founded in 1 ...
, carrying mail and priority passengers. The following year the ANT-IVs were overhauled with Soviet-produced M-11 radial aviation engines, allowing them to travel at 28 km/h.
In 1934, an ANT-IV was delivered aboard the ''
Smolensk'' to Ualen where it helped rescue remotely stranded explorers from the
icebreaker ''Chelyuskin steamship, Chelyuskin''.
External links
ANT-IV Snowmobileat the Russian Battlefield
Snowmobile brands
World War II armoured fighting vehicles of the Soviet Union
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