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As a pilot, I love the idea. But as soon as I saw the cockpit I knew the price would be out of my league. I'm still in the single digit gallons per hour world,

As a pilot, I love the idea. But as soon as I saw the cockpit I knew the price would be out of my league. I'm still in the single digit gallons per hour world, and this bad boy is running at 50-60 gallons per hour. Nice engine. Would be great to be able to buy JetA. I was amused that they elected to pay the weight penalty of a stove, until I saw they're carrying around an outboard motor. Love the idea, wish I were rich enough to really consider one of these for myself. Also - thrusters in the floats? I haven't seen that before. I never did get a seaplane endorsement, which you'd need for one of these. That's a neat idea, even if it isn't theirs. I wonder how much they're needed, and if the added control on the water is worth the weight. I have to imagine they'd be great if they offer enough degrees of freedom (and are easy enough to understand how to use).

imglorp 2y ago
It's just one notch below the Winnebago Heli Home :-) https://www.thedrive.com/news/34753/the-winnebago-heli-home-was-a-real-flying-rv-that-needs-to-make-a-comeback-in-2020 https://www.thedrive.com/news/34753/the-winnebago-heli-home-... I didn't realize there were so many AN-2's for sale: looks like going rate is about $100k for a piston or $2m for a turbine. https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=ap&man=antonov&des=an2&type=&grp=an-2&id=0 https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=ap&man=antonov&des=an2&type=... edit, I guess you need that turbine to lug all the extra weight from the furnishings and floats around with enough Vx to get out of short mountain lakes with a little density altitude.
- emchammer 2y ago
  Holy Toledo. The Winnebago Heli Home is the most 1970s thing I have seen since the CRT thread. How much more energy can we consume in doing a typical recreational activity.
- frompdx 2y ago
  The turbine version going for $2.4m is in fact the plane from the article OP shared. So that's what they are looking to get for their version. https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=ap&man=antonov&des=an2&type=&grp=an-2&id=0 https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=ap&man=antonov&des=an2&type=...
- bigfatkitten 2y ago
  The Heli Home is extravagant. I'm a man of modest needs; I'd be happy enough with an MD500E, a Jetboil and a swag. https://murchisonriverswags.com.au/products/stockmans-swag https://murchisonriverswags.com.au/products/stockmans-swag

imglorp 2y ago

It's just one notch below the Winnebago Heli Home :-) https://www.thedrive.com/news/34753/the-winnebago-heli-home-was-a-real-flying-rv-that-needs-to-make-a-comeback-in-2020 https://www.thedrive.com/news/34753/the-winnebago-heli-home-... I didn't realize there were so many AN-2's for sale: looks like going rate is about $100k for a piston or $2m for a turbine. https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=ap&man=antonov&des=an2&type=&grp=an-2&id=0 https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=ap&man=antonov&des=an2&type=... edit, I guess you need that turbine to lug all the extra weight from the furnishings and floats around with enough Vx to get out of short mountain lakes with a little density altitude.

emchammer 2y ago
Holy Toledo. The Winnebago Heli Home is the most 1970s thing I have seen since the CRT thread. How much more energy can we consume in doing a typical recreational activity.
frompdx 2y ago
The turbine version going for $2.4m is in fact the plane from the article OP shared. So that's what they are looking to get for their version. https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=ap&man=antonov&des=an2&type=&grp=an-2&id=0 https://www.planecheck.com/?ent=ap&man=antonov&des=an2&type=...
bigfatkitten 2y ago
The Heli Home is extravagant. I'm a man of modest needs; I'd be happy enough with an MD500E, a Jetboil and a swag. https://murchisonriverswags.com.au/products/stockmans-swag https://murchisonriverswags.com.au/products/stockmans-swag