Shavrov Sh-2: An amphibian from Leningrad
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12 September 2018, 21:16
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Thanks for such a great feedback, mates! Before starting the build, I am going to visit my local museum with the an actual Sh-2, so stay tuned)
13 September 2018, 14:26
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An update: today I've finally made a visit to the museum, and got a chance to take some photos of the Sh-2! I'm sorry for the quality of pics - the plane sits high, and my phone camera, combined with shaky hands and not very good lighting spoil shots a bit) Anyway, the experience of meeting this plane in person was great, and the feeling was even deeper, knowing that this is one of only two surviving originals!
16 September 2018, 18:44
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Sometimes, you just feel a passion from your heart, a sparkling idea, coming from your own history, your place, your home. I was born, and still leaving in Saint-Petersburg, and specifically - in the place, where the Komendantsky airfield used to be. And near me, there is a street, named after Vadim Shavrov (and around there are lot of other streets with speaking aviation names). A first Shavrov's amphibian, Sh-1(proto-Sh-2), was built in an apartment in the heart of Leningrad (a USSR-period name of Saint-P), and was finally assembled on the Komendantsky airfield. This little, simple flying boat started the russian history of amphibian planes. And now I feel, that it's my duty to build a model of it's serial successor - the Sh-2.