Thank you so much Fearless_Ambo for comissioning this next amazing livery from the "Indiana Jones Series"!
Check also the other liveries in the Indiana Jones series!
This livery is inspired by the extremely fictional "Panagra" Antonov An-2 taken by Indy and Mutt from either Havana, Cuba, or Mexico City, Mexico (could go either way) to Cusco/Nazca, Peru (also filmed at the historic "Eagle Field" near Fresno, CA - FAA LID: CL01). As fictional as movie planes tend to be, this one has to be up there near the top as no Russian-made Antonov An-2s were ever on Pan Am's aircraft roster at any point, ever. At least none we could find. However, for the rough rural terrain and unpredictable South American weather, it would have made a good choice.
The An-2's STOL capabilities and toughness are legendary and hampered only by a fairly short fuel range, extremely low airspeed, and the inexplicable Russian obsession with switches for EVERYTHING. If you can keep an Antonov in avgas and oil, and can wrap your mind around the quirky control layout, the An-2 will take you almost anywhere. A great deal of time was spent attempting to realistically "rough up" this An-2 livery in a believable way.
We highly recommend a few additional critical mods for the MSFS An-2, not the least of which is the "ATS/Asobo Antonov An-2 English cockpit translation" mod by zlin142. May you live a long, blessed life, sir.
We also recommend the fairly recent but excellent "ATSimulations/Microsoft An-2 AP & Flight Model mod" by juk123 if you'd like to ever be able to take your hands off the An-2's controls for a break. It enables basic AP functions which we have found very controllable using the paid PMS50 GTN750's autopilot page.
While not necessary from a functional standpoint, if you love the "Soviet hospital wall green" color the Russians put in practically every aircraft from this era like we do, we recommend bagolu's beautiful "ATS/Asobo Antonov An-2 Blue cockpit" mod.
For those of you planning things out in Little Navmap, you may want to try Fearless_Ambo's "Antonov An-2 Performance Profile for Little Navmap (LNM)" to get an idea how much fuel you'll be burning while hopping jungle runways.
Indiana Jones Wiki - Pan American Airways
Internet Movie Plane Database - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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Blessings and Prosperity to you Always.
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