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Old 29th September 2021 | 07:16
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Beamr
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Well yes, it is the Antonov AN-14sh, the produce of brilliant minds under the influence of excessive amounts of vodka. The civilian version was An-714 with a bit different "undercarriage" setup.
Anyway, it was apparently rather difficult to handle on the ground and eventually, lo and behold, they found out that the cushion affected the aerodynamics as well...
Asturias was unknowingly correct in his statement, not very elegant piece of design indeed

Treadi did know what it was, me thinks, and Noyade brought up the right picture, but no one came up with the name, so... does either of you have anything at hand?





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