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Antonov An-178
(Антонов Ан-178)
Antonov
Antonov An-178
Role Military transport aircraft
National origin Ukraine
Design group Antonov
Built by Antonov Serial
Production Plant
First flight 7 May 2015
Status In development
Number built 1 as of 2020
Developed from Antonov An-158
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Antonov An-178 (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-178)
The Antonov An-178 (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-178) is a short-range medium-airlift military transport aircraft designed and produced by the Ukrainian Antonov company. Based on the Antonov An-158 (An-148-200), the project was announced on 5 February 2010. The first prototype was rolled out on 16 April 2015 and conducted its maiden flight on 7 May 2015
In the late 1950s, the Soviet Union required a large military transport aircraft to supplement the Antonov An-8 and An-12s then entering service. Originally known as the An-20, the model is a conventional multi-engined high-wing design. In the early 1960s, the Antonov bureau produced a wooden mock up at its Kyiv, Ukraine, workshops of what was designated the Model 100. The prototype, now designated the An-22, was rolled out on 18 August 1964 and first flew on 27 February 1965. The prototype was given the name Antaeus (sometimes misspelled Antheus) and, after four-months of test flying, was displayed at the 1965 Paris Air Show. All aircraft were built at the Tashkent State Aircraft Factory and the first military delivery was made to the Air Transport Wing at Ivanovo Airbase in 1969..
Design and development
The An 178 project begun in 2009 as a self-financed venture of Antonov, having resolved to produce a direct successor to the company's previous generation of transport aircraft produced during the Soviet era, including the An-12, An-26 and An-32. It is aimed to be a replacement for aging international types such as the Transall C-160. To this end, the company conducted market research to identify the contemporary requirements of the international aviation market as well as the specific needs of existing clients that determined such an aircraft should have its payload capacity optimised for the carriage of between 13 and 18 tonnes. During 2011, work on the detailed design commenced; company officials decided to base the new transport aircraft on the in-production An-148 and An-158 family.[7]
In comparison to the preceding An-12, the new transport aircraft features two engines in place of four, has reduced maintenance requirements, and a smaller flight crew, all of which will lower ongoing costs to its operators. Antonov has promoted the aircraft as incorporating the latest international air freight standards and its limited reliance upon airport infrastructure while loading and unloading multi-tonne freight payloads, enabling its use from austere air strips and inhospitable terrain such as tundra and deserts. Both civilian and military applications have been foreseen for the type on the international market.
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- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 90 soldiers, 70 paratroopers, 48 on stretchers +15 seated, 8 medical modules and 12, or 16 tons of cargo, overload variant 18 tons.
- Length: 32.23 m (105 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 30.57 m (100 ft 4 in)
- Height: 9.57 m (31 ft 5 in)
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- Max takeoff weight: 51,000 kg (112,436 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 14,650 kg (32,298 lb)
- Max landing weight: 47,000 kg
- Powerplant: 2 × Progress D-436-148FM Turbofan
- Thrust each: 73.55 kN (16,534 lbf)
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 990 km/h (620 mph
- Cruise speed: 825 km/h (513 mph,
- Range: 4,700 km (2,900 mi, 2,500 nmi)
- Ferry range: 5,300 km (3,300 mi,
- Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
- Required landing distance: 2,500 m
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