Antonov An-24
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 Antonov An-24 at the Uzhhorod, Ukraine airport. |
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| Type | Transport aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Antonov |
| Maiden flight | 29 October 1959 |
| Introduced | 1962 |
| Status | Active service |
| Primary users | Aeroflot Soviet Air Force PLA Air Force |
| Produced | 1959-1979 |
| Number built | 1,367 (including the Chinese Y-7) |
| Variants | Antonov An-26 Antonov An-30 |
The Antonov An-24 (NATO reporting name: "Coke") is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau.
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[edit] Development
It was first flown in 1959. Over 1,000 examples were built and 880 are still in service worldwide, mostly in the CIS and Africa. As of August 2006 a total of 448 Antonov An-24 aircraft were in airline service.[1]
It was designed to replace veteran piston Il-14 transport on short to medium haul trips. The design of the aircraft was optimised for operating from rough strips and unprepared airports in remote locations. The high-wing layout protects engines and blades from debris, and the power-to-weight ratio is higher than that of many comparable aircraft. The machine is rugged and does not require sophisticated ground equipment for maintenance.
The prototype build and the main production line was at Kiev-Svyetoshoni which built 985 and 180 were built at Ulan Ude. A further production line at Irkutsk built 197 freighter variants. China's Xian Aircraft Manufacturing Company makes copies of the An-24 as the Yunshuji Y-7. Production continues in China, though production in Ukraine was shut down in 1978.
[edit] Variants and design stages
- An-24: : Original design. Twin-engined 44-seat transport aircraft.
- An-24B: Freight transport version.
- An-24T: Freight transport version.
- An-24P: : Firebomber or fire-fighting version.
- An-24V : 50-seat short-range transport version, powered by two 2,550-ehp (1902-ekW) Ivchenko AI-24A turboprop engines.
- An-24V Series II : 50-seat mixed passenger, cargo and freight version.
- An-24RT : Similar to the AN-24T, fitted with an anxiliary turbojet engine.
- An-24RV : Turbojet boosted version. Similar to the An-24V, but fitted with a 1,985-lb (900-kg) thrust auxiliary turbojet engine.
- Xian Y-7 : Chinese-built version - see also Xian MA60
- Y-7-100 : Improved version with redesigned cockpit and cabin, also fitted with winglets.
- Y-7H : A trainer version based on the Y-7-100
- Y-7-200 : Fitted with new avionics, winglets are deleted.
- Y-7-200A : Powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW127C turboprop engines.
- Y-7-200B : Built for the Chinese domestic market.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Military
Afghanistan- The Afghan Air Force received six from 1975.
Algeria- Algerian Air Force
Angola- People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola
Armenia- Armenian Air Force
Azerbaijan- Azerbaijan Air Force
Bangladesh- Bangladeshi Air Force, none in service, all retired
Belarus- Armed Forces of Belarus
Bulgaria- Military of Bulgaria
Cambodia- Military of Cambodia
China- People's Liberation Army Air Force; as Y-7
Republic of the Congo- Congolese Air Force
Cuba- Military of Cuba
Czech Republic- Czech air force (before 2005)
East Germany- Luftstreitkräfte der NVA
Egypt- Egyptian Air Force
Georgia- Georgian Air Force
Guinea- Military of Guinea
Guinea-Bissau- Military of Guinea-Bissau
Hungary- Hungarian Air Force
Iran- Iranian Air Force
Iraq- Iraqi Air Force
Kazakhstan- Military of Kazakhstan
Laos- Military of Laos
Mali- Military of Mali
Mongolia- Military of Mongolia
North Korea- Korean People's Army Air Force
Poland- Polish Air Force
Romania- Romanian Air Force-the last An-24 of the RoAF was retired in 2007
Russia- Russian Air Force
Slovakia- Military of Slovakia last one retired in 2006
Somalia- Military of Somalia
Sudan- Sudanese Air Force
Syria- Syrian Air Force
Ukraine- Ukrainian Air Force
Soviet Union- Soviet Air Force
Uzbekistan- Military of Uzbekistan
Vietnam- Vietnam People's Air Force
Yemen- Military of Yemen
[edit] Civil operators
Major operators of some of the 448 Antonov An-24 aircraft still in airline service at August 2006 include: China Southern Airlines (11), Air Urga (10), ARP 410 Airlines (10), Scat Air (20), Turkmenistan Airlines (22), Ukraine National Airlines (12), Novosibirsk Air (9), Belavia (9), Air Koryo (8) Aeroflot (6), UTair (17), Uzbekistan Airways (11), Yakutia Airlines (17) and Cubana de Aviación (14). Some 112 other airlines also operate smaller numbers of the type.[1]
Civil operators have included: Aeroflot, Aerosvit, Air Astana, Air Guinee, Air Mali, Ariana Afghan Airlines, Balkan Bulgarian, CAAC, Cubana, Egyptair, Interflug, Iraqi Airways, Lebanese Air Transport, Lina Congo, LOT Polish Airlines, Misrair (Egyptair), Mosphil Aero (Philippines), Pan African Air Service, Kyrgyzstan, President Airlines, PMTair, Royal Khmer Airlines, Tarom, Uzbekistan Airways, Lionair
[edit] Accident summary
[edit] As of 2004
- Hull-loss accidents: 109 with a total of 1673 fatalities
- Other occurrences: 11 with a total of 59 fatalities
- Hijackings: 33 with a total of 4 fatalities
[edit] Recent accidents
(See also: 2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash)
- On January 19, 2006, a Slovak An-24 military transport with 43 persons on board (of which 28 were soldiers) crashed in Hungary, only 3 km from the Slovak border. Only one person survived, and 42 were reported dead. The plane was carrying Slovak KFOR forces that had been serving in Kosovo for half a year.[2]
(See also: PMTair Flight U4 241)
- On June 25, 2007, a Cambodian PMTair An-24 commercial flight with 16 passengers and six crew on board crashed in mountains 130km south of the capital Phnom Penh. The flight was enroute from Siem Reap, near the historic Angkor Wat temples, to the coastal town of Sihanoukville. [3][4]
[edit] Specifications (An-24)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: 3-4: 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, (optional) 1 radio operator
- Capacity: 52 passengers
- Payload: 5,500 kg (12,000 lb)
- Length: 23.53 m (77 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 29.20 m (95 ft 10 in)
- Height: 8.32 m (27 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 75.0 m² (807 ft²)
- Empty weight: 13,300 kg (29,300 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 21,000 kg (46,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops, 2,820 ehp (2,100 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 500 km/h (270 knots, 310 mph)
- Cruise speed: 450 km/h (240 knots, 280 mph)
- Range:
- With maximum payload: 550 km (300 nm, 340 mi)
- With maximum fuel: 2,400 km (1,300 nm, 1,500 mi)
- Service ceiling 4,000 to 6,000 m (13,000 to 19,700 ft)
[edit] See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
Related lists
- List of airliners
- List of civil aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
[edit] References
- ^ a b Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Nærland, Mina Hauge. "Slovakisk militærfly styrtet", Dagbladet.no, DB Medialab, 2006-01-19. Retrieved on 2006-06-30. (Norwegian)
- ^ RTÉ News, Ireland. "Angkor Wat tourists in plane crash", RTE.ie, Radio Telefís Éireann, 2007-06-24. Retrieved on 2007-06-24. (English)
- ^ CNN International. "Tourists missing as plane crashes", Associated Press, 2007-06-25. Retrieved on 2007-06-25. (English)
- (English) Aviation.ru
- (English) Airliners.net
- (Norwegian) VG.no
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