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36-578: The An-32 is essentially a re-engined An-26 . It is designed to withstand adverse weather conditions better than the standard An-26. Announced at the May 1977 Paris Air Show, the An-32 is distinguished from its predecessor by engines raised 1.5 m above the wing in order to avoid foreign object damage on rough, unprepared air strips. The type features high-lift wings with automatic leading-edge slats, large triple-slotted trailing edge flaps and an enlarged tailplane and

72-505: A new multifunctional cargo plane An-132 – a demonstration plane An-132D – took to the air from the runway of Sviatoshyn airfield. The An-132 development program had been implemented in the framework of a contract with a customer from Saudi Arabia. On 24 February 2022, at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine , the first attacks were launched at Kyiv-Antonov-2 airfield , the site of Antonov's test flights and home base of

108-657: A producer of gliders. Antonov's aeroplanes (design office prefix An ) range from the rugged An-2 biplane through the An-28 reconnaissance aircraft to the massive An-124 Ruslan and An-225 Mriya strategic airlifters (the latter being the world's heaviest aircraft and was the only one in service). Sometimes defunct and sometimes normal, the An-24 , An-26 , An-30 and An-32 family of twin turboprop , high-winged, passenger-cargo-troop transport aircraft are important for domestic/short-haul air services particularly in parts of

144-810: A result, Antonov aeroplanes were often assembled by the specialist contract manufacturers . In 2009, the once-independent " Aviant " aeroplane-assembling plant in Kyiv became part of Antonov, facilitating a full serial manufacturing cycle of the company. However, the old tradition of co-manufacturing with contractors is continued, both with Soviet-time partners and with new licensees like Iran 's Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company . In 2014, Antonov produced and delivered only two An-158 airplanes. This trend continued into 2015, producing one An-148 and one An-158 . Since 2016, no aircraft have been produced or delivered to clients. In June 2016, Ukraine's major state-owned arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom announced

180-462: A result, interest in a version with a retractable cargo ramp increased, and the Antonov design bureau decided in 1966 to begin development on the new An-26 derivative, in advance of an official order. The cargo ramp was based on that design and allowed the cargo deck to be sealed and pressurised in flight. When loading cargo, it could either be lowered to allow vehicles to be driven in, or slid beneath

216-774: A secondary bomber role with underwing bomb racks. The racks are attached to the fuselage in front of and behind the rear landing gear. In the bombing role it was extensively used by the Vietnam People's Air Force during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War and Sudanese Air Force during the Second Sudanese Civil War and the War in Darfur . Russian Forces have also trained with the An-26 as a bomber. In 1977,

252-405: A single economic entity under unified management) will be liquidated as a residual corporate entity. Antonov State Company, Kharkiv State Aviation Manufacturing Enterprise and Plant No.410 of Civil Aviation were transferred under the management of another state-owned concern Ukroboronprom in 2015. Antonov State Company continues to function as an enterprise. On 31 March 2017, the first prototype of

288-492: A total of 25 Antonov An-32 aircraft remained in airline service. The largest operator was Aero Transporte S.A (ATSA) of Peru with four aircraft. Some 16 other airlines operated smaller numbers of the type. Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89 General characteristics Performance Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Antonov An-26 The Antonov An-26 ( NATO reporting name : Curl )

324-418: A turbojet engine in the starboard nacelle for use as an auxiliary power unit and also for extra take-off thrust, plus long main undercarriage legs. The An-26 includes military equipment, such as tip-up paratroop canvas seats, an overhead traveling hoist, bulged observation windows and parachute static line attachment cables. It can be configured in 20-30 minutes from the troop transport or freight mission to

360-552: A very large increase in power, giving improved take-off performance and service ceiling. The high placement of the engine nacelles above the wing allowed for larger diameter propellers, which are driven by 5,100 hp rated Ivchenko AI-20 turboprop engines, providing almost twice the power of the An-26's AI-24 powerplants. Production from the Government Aircraft Factory in Kyiv, has included 123 aircraft for

396-642: Is a state-owned commercial company originally established in Novosibirsk , Russia. In 1952, the company relocated to Kiev , Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. On 12 May 2015, it was transferred from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade to the Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry). In June 2016, Ukraine's major state-owned arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom announced

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432-524: Is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft , designed and produced in the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1986. While the An-24T tactical transport had proved successful in supporting Soviet troops in austere locations, its ventral loading hatch restricted the handling of cargo, and in particular vehicles, and made it less effective than hoped in parachuting men and supplies. As

468-678: Is since regarded as a strategic national asset. Since independence, Antonov has certified and marketed both Soviet-era and newly developed models for sale in new markets outside of the former soviet sphere of influence. New models introduced to serial production and delivered to customers include the Antonov An-140 , Antonov An-148 and Antonov An-158 regional airliners . Among several modernisation projects, Antonov received orders for upgrading "hundreds" of its An-2 utility planes still in operation in Azerbaijan , Cuba and Russia to

504-662: The An-225 "Mriya" in 1985. "Mriya" was the world's largest and heaviest aeroplane. The end of the Cold War and perestroika allowed the Antonov company's first step to commercialisation and foreign expansion. In 1989, the Antonov Airlines subsidiary was created for its own aircraft maintenance and cargo projects. Antonov Design Bureau remained a state-owned company after Ukraine achieved its independence in 1991 and

540-520: The Antonov Design Bureau , for its chief designer, Oleg Antonov ) is a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and services company. Antonov's particular expertise is in the fields of very large aeroplanes and aeroplanes using unprepared runways . Antonov (model prefix "An-") has built a total of approximately 22,000 aircraft, and thousands of its planes are operating in the former Soviet Union and in developing countries . Antonov Company

576-532: The Indian Air Force , which ordered the aircraft under strong foreign relations between then USSR leader Leonid Brezhnev and then India leader Indira Gandhi . The majority of production has been for the Russian and Ukrainian Air Forces, with around 40 per year being built during the late 1980s to early 1990s. The estimated price for a modernised An-32 version is 15 million US dollars. The last An-32

612-638: The medical evacuation role with up to 24 stretchers fitted. The An-26 made its public debut at the 27th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget where the second prototype, CCCP-26184 (c/n00202), was shown in the static aircraft park. The An-26 is also manufactured without a license agreement in China by the Xian Aircraft factory as the Y-14 , later changed to be included in the Xian Y7 series. The An-26 has

648-716: The 1980s and served with the air forces of Ukraine, Russia, Bangladesh Air Force, the Iraqi Air Force, the Mexican Air Force and the Sudanese Air Force. Besides aircraft in service in the Ukrainian and Russian Air Forces, more than 240 An-32 aircraft are being operated in various countries around the world. [REDACTED]   Angola [REDACTED]   Bangladesh [REDACTED]   Colombia [REDACTED]   Republic of

684-660: The Afghan Air Force received the An-26 aircraft and in 1986, they had 36 of them which were used for airborne assaults conducted by the Afghan Army 's commando and parachute battalions and two military transport squadrons. One An-26 was involved in the Purulia Incident in 1995 in which arms were dropped in the Purulia district of West Bengal , India . The reason behind the drop is not disclosed to

720-621: The An-2-100 upgrade version. In 2014, following the annexation of the Crimea by Russia , Ukraine cancelled contracts with Russia, leading to a significant income reduction in Ukraine's defense and aviation industries. However Ukraine has been slowly recovering the deficit from breaking ties with Russia by entering new markets such as the Persian Gulf region and expanding its presence in old ones such as India. In July 2018, Antonov

756-635: The Antonov Bureau, also appeared in Kiev during this period. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the company established itself as the Soviet Union's main designer of military transport aircraft with dozens of new modifications in development and production. After Oleg Antonov's death in 1984, the company was officially renamed as the Research and Design Bureau named after O.K. Antonov (Russian: Опытно-конструкторское бюро имени О.К. Антонова ) while continuing

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792-606: The Congo [REDACTED]   Ethiopia [REDACTED]   India [REDACTED]   Iraq [REDACTED]   Mexico [REDACTED]   Peru [REDACTED]   Sri Lanka [REDACTED]   Sudan [REDACTED]   Armenia [REDACTED]   Croatia [REDACTED]   Ivory Coast [REDACTED]   Equatorial Guinea [REDACTED]   Jordan [REDACTED]   Libya [REDACTED]   Rwanda [REDACTED]   Tanzania In July 2016,

828-783: The National Guard in January and February 2022 and thus obstructed preparations for defence. The investigators consider that Bychkov's negligence is the direct cause of the loss of Mriya , because the plane could have been sent to Germany long before February 24. In March 2023, Serhiy Bychkov was arrested, in April he faced formal suspicion in connection with the loss of An-225 Mriya and damages to Antonov amounting to ₴8.4 million. Fields of commercial activity of Antonov ASTC include: Antonov's primary activity has generally been in developing large military transport aircraft , including

864-598: The Soviet Union. The model became the first Soviet wide-body aircraft , and it remains the world's largest turboprop-powered aircraft. Antonov designed and presented a nuclear-powered version of the An-22. It was never flight tested. In 1966, after the major expansion in the Sviatoshyn neighbourhood of the city, the company was renamed to another disguise name: "Kiev Mechanical Plant". Two independent aircraft production and repair facilities, under engineering supervision of

900-583: The aircraft's fuselage, so that cargo could be loaded straight in off a truck bed. In March 1968, the OKB received official permission to begin development. Particular attention was given to the military mission, and the majority of early An-26 production was delivered to the VTA (voyenno-transportnaya aviatsiya) . Using the majority of the An-24 airframe, it has high-set cantilevered wings, wing-mounted twin turboprops with

936-533: The creation of the Ukrainian Aircraft Corporation within its structure, thereby combining all aircraft manufacturing enterprises, including the assets of Antonov into a single cluster, according to Ukroboronprom's press service. On 19 July 2017, the Ukrainian government approved the liquidation of Antonov's assets. The State Concern "Antonov" (a business group, created in 2005 from the merger of several legally independent companies into

972-590: The creation of the Ukrainian Aircraft Corporation within its structure, to combine all aircraft manufacturing enterprises in Ukraine. The company was established in 1946 at the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association as the top-secret Soviet Research and Design Bureau No. 153 ( OKB-153 ). It was headed by Oleg Antonov and specialised in turboprop military transport aircraft . The task

1008-401: The planes of Antonov Airlines . The planes Аn-225 Mriya , An-26 , An-74 and administrative premises were destroyed. The planes Аn-12, Аn-22, Аn-28, Аn-132D and Аn-124-100-150, the hangars and other infrastructure were severely damaged. The Security Service of Ukraine established that the former director general of Antonov Company Serhiy Bychkov had not provided access to the site for

1044-855: The present; the An-10 / An-12 were used most notably in the Vietnam War , the Soviet–Afghan War and the Chernobyl disaster relief megaoperation . In 1959, the bureau began construction of the separate Flight Testing and Improvement Base in suburban Hostomel (now the Antonov Airport ). In 1965, the Antonov An-22 heavy military transport entered serial production to supplement the An-12 in major military and humanitarian airlifts by

1080-586: The public due to national security. [REDACTED]   Vietnam *note: Lithuania was not a CIS country. Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89 General characteristics Performance Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Antonov Antonov ( d/b/a Antonov Company , formerly the Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex named after Antonov or Antonov ASTC , and earlier

1116-491: The use of "Kiev Mechanical Plant" alias for some purposes. In the late 1980s, the Antonov Bureau achieved global prominence after the introduction of its extra large aeroplanes. The An-124 "Ruslan" (1982) became the Soviet Union's mass-produced strategic airlifter under the leadership of Chief Designer Viktor Tolmachev . The Bureau enlarged the "Ruslan" design even more for the Soviet spaceplane programme logistics, creating

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1152-490: The world's largest airplanes, chiefly for the Russian Federation and its predecessor nations. Additionally, Antonov has produced airliners . It has also produced numerous variants of both transports and airliners, for operations ranging from air freight hauling to military reconnaissance , command and control operations. It has also developed various general aviation light aircraft, having originated as

1188-422: Was able to secure a deal with Boeing in order to procure airplane parts which were no longer available due to breakdown of relations with Russia. During the Soviet period , not all Antonov-designed aircraft were manufactured by the company itself. This was a result of Soviet industrial strategy that split military production between different regions of the Soviet Union to minimise potential war loss risks. As

1224-516: Was produced in 2012. The An-32 has outstanding takeoff characteristics in hot and high conditions, up to 55 °C (131 °F; 328 K) and 4,500 m (14,800 ft) elevation, and is suitable for use as a medium tactical military transport roles as well as commercial roles. Operating as a cargo transport over the short and medium range air routes, the An-32 is suitable for air-dropping cargo, passenger carrying, medevac, firefighting, skydiving or paratrooping roles. The An-32 entered service in

1260-400: Was relocated to Kiev , a city with a rich aviation history and an aircraft-manufacturing infrastructure restored after the destruction caused by World War II . The 1957 introduction of the An-10 / An-12 family of mid-range turboprop aeroplanes began the successful production of thousands of these aircraft. Their use for both heavy combat and civilian purposes around the globe continues to

1296-455: Was to create an agricultural aircraft CX-1 (An-2), the first flight of which occurred on 31 August 1947. The An-2 biplane was a major achievement of this period, with hundreds of these aircraft still operating as of 2013. In addition to this biplane and its modifications, a small series of gliders A-9 and A-10 were created and built in the pilot production in Novosibirsk . In 1952, the Bureau

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