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Polikarpov PO2 - The Shuttleworth Collection

This aeroplane was built in 1944 in the Soviet Union and its operational history is unknown until it was included in a group of 30 given to Yugoslavia in 1946. It flew first at the Military Air Force Academy at Pancevo before being transferred, in 1952, to the Yugoslav Air club where it was used for glider towing and parachute training. On 1st March 1958 the aircraft was registered YU-CLJ and flew at the Federal Aircraft Centre at URSAC until April 1961, then being transferred to Murska Subota in Slovenia. Its working life ended in 1979 when it was donated to the Yugoslav National Museum who evidently didn't regard it as a national treasure as it was later sold to Jim Pearce who brought it to the UK and registered it as G-BSSY in July 1990. The aircraft was sold on to Pat Donovan in 1996 and shipped to Seattle where restoration began but was then taken to New Zealand in December 2000. Interesting features demonstrating the simplicity of the design are that both fuel and oil systems are gravity fed. The fuel tank holds 200L but there is no fuel gauge and no fuel pump. The oil system - no filter, just a mesh screen - is turned on by a tap behind the starboard cowl panel, out of reach of the pilot. It was purchased for The Shuttleworth Collection in 2004 following restoration the aircraft flew for the first time with the Collection on January 10th 2011, piloted by 'Dodge' Bailey Info from The Shuttleworth Collection: htto://www.shuttleworth.org All Video: © 2012 Luckystrike Aviation Media