Antonov An-12
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| Antonov An-12 | |
|---|---|
| An Antonov An-12 Cub transport in flight. | |
| Type | Military transport aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Antonov |
| Designed by | Oleg Antonov |
| Maiden flight | March 1957 |
| Introduced | 1959 |
| Status | Active service with various Airlines and Air Forces |
| Primary user | Aeroflot |
| Produced | 1957-1973 |
| Number built | >900 |
| Variants | Shaanxi Y-8 |
The Antonov An-12 (NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10. The first prototype flew in March 1957. Over 900 had been built, in both military and civilian versions, before production finally ended in 1973. The An-12BP entered Soviet military service in 1959. In terms of configuration, size and capability, the aircraft is very similar to the United States built Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
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[edit] Operators
Currently the An-12 is very popular with cargo operators, especially those in the CIS, Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
[edit] Civil
In August 2006 a total of 179 Antonov An-12 aircraft remain in airline service. Major operators include: Air Guinee (4), Alada (5), British Gulf International Airlines (7), Avial Aviation (4), Heli Air Service (4), Scorpion Air (4), Tiramavia (4), Aerovis Airlines (5), Veteran Airlines (4), KNAAPO (5), Vega Airlines (6) ATRAN Cargo Airlines (4) and Volare Airlines (6). Some 77 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.<ref>Flight International, 3-9 October 2006</ref>
- Aeroflot
- Air Guinee
- Antonov Airlines
- Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
- Civil Aviation Administration of China
- Egyptair
- Iraqi Airways
[edit] Military
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakstan, Myanmar, Poland, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Yugoslavia
[edit] Chinese Y-8 Version
In the 1960s, China purchased several An-12 aircraft from the Soviet Union, along with license to assemble the aircraft locally. However, due to the Sino-Soviet split, the Soviet Union withdrew its technical assistance. It wasn't until 1974, when the first Chinese-assembled An-12 had its maiden flight. The Xi'ian Aircraft Company and Xi'an Aircraft Design Institute worked to reverse engineer the An-12 for local production. [1]
By 1981, the Chinese copy version of An-12, named Yun-8 (Y-8) entered serial production. Since then, the Y-8 has became one of China's most popular military and civian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported. Although the An-12 is no longer made in Russia, the Chinese Y-8 continues to be upgraded and produced. The latest Y-8-F600 is a joint venture between Shaanxi Aircraft Company, Antonov Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex (ASTC), and Pratt & Whitney Canada. The Y-8-F600 has redesigned fuselage, western avonics, PW150B turboprop engine with R-408 propeller system, and 2-man glass cockpit. [2]
[edit] Specifications (An-12BP)
Data from Global Aircraft<ref name=global>An-12 Cub. Global Aircraft. Retrieved on 2006-03-09.</ref>, Airliners.net<ref name=airliners.net>The Antonov An-12 & Shaanxi Y-8. Airliners.net. Retrieved on 2006-03-09.</ref>
General characteristics<h3>
- Crew: 5: 2 pilots, flight engineer, navigator, radio operator
- Capacity: 90 troops
- Payload: 20,000 kg (44,000 lb)
- Length: 33.10 m (108 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 38.00 m (124 ft 8 in)
- Height: 10.53 m (34 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 121.7 m² (1,310 ft²)
- Empty weight: 28,000 kg (62,000 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 61,000 kg (130,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 4× Progress AL-20L or AL-20M turboprops, 4,000 ehp (3,000 kW) each
<h3>Performance<h3>
- Maximum speed: 777 km/h (419 knots, 482 mph)
- Cruise speed: 670 km/h (361 knots, 415 mph)
- Range:
- With maximum fuel: 5,700 km (3,075 nm, 3,540 mi)
- With maximum load: 3,600 km (1,945 nm, 2,235 mi)
- Service ceiling: 10,200 m (33,500 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
<h3>Armament<h3>
- Guns: 2× 23 mm (0.906 in) cannon Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 in a tail turret (some aircraft)
[edit] In popular culture
In the 2005 movie Lord of War, the main character Yuri Orlov, played by Nicholas Cage, commonly uses an Antonov An-12 to transport weapons, and is later said to have "a fleet" of such planes.
In November 2006, Antonov AN-12s were used in the CBS series JERICHO, episode RED FLAG to air drop Chinese food and supplies to the residents of Jericho Kansas following a series of nuclear terrorist attacks across America.
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