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Antonov An-12 "Cub"
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AN-12 "Cub"
| Role | Civil and military transport aircraft |
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| Design group | Antonov |
| First flight | 16 December 1957 |
| Introduction | 1959 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Russian Aerospace Forces Aeroflot PLA Air Force |
| Produced | 1957–1973 |
| Number built | 1,248 |
| Developed from | Antonov An-10 |
| Variants | Shaanxi Y-8 |
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Antonov An-12 NATO reporting name: Cub
The Antonov An-12 (Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than three decades the An-12 was the standard medium-range cargo and paratroop transport aircraft of the Soviet air forces.
A total of 1,248 were eventually built.
Developed from the Antonov An-8, the An-12 was a military version of the An-10 passenger transport. The first prototype An-12 flew in December 1957 and entered Soviet military service in 1959. Initially, the aircraft was produced at the State Aviation Factory in Irkutsk. From 1962, production was transferred to Tashkent, where 830 were built. Later, production moved to Voronezh and Kazan.
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Developed from the Antonov An-8, the An-12 was a military version of the An-10 passenger transport. The first prototype An-12 flew in December 1957 and entered Soviet military service in 1959. Initially, the aircraft was produced at the State Aviation Factory in Irkutsk. From 1962, production was transferred to Tashkent, where 830 were built. Later, production moved to Voronezh and Kazan.
In military use, the An-12 has capacity for up to 100 fully equipped paratroopers or 20,000 kg (44,090 lb) of cargo, which is loaded through the rear loading ramp/door.
In terms of configuration, size, and capability, the aircraft is similar to the United States-built Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Soviet military and former-Soviet An-12s have a defensive tail gun turret.
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General Info
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- Crew: 5 (two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, radio operator)
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Capacity: 20,000 kg payload /
60 paratroopers /
2x BMD-1 armoured vehicles - Length: 33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 38 m (124 ft 8 in
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- Empty weight: 28,000 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 61,000 kg
- Powerplant: 4 × Ivchenko AI-20L or AI-20M turboprop engines, 3,000 kW (4,000 shp) each equivalent
- Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed reversible-pitch propellers
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 660 km/h
Cruise speed: 570 km/h - Range: 5,700 km (3,500 mi, 3,100 nmi) with maximum fuel
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- 3,600 km (2,200 mi; 1,900 nmi) with maximum payload
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- Service ceiling: 10,200 m
- Rate of climb: 10.2 m/s (2,010 ft/min)
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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 the planes of Antonov Airlines.
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