Antonov An-28

Infobox Aircraft
name= An-28


caption= Antonov An-28
type= Short-range airliner
manufacturer= Antonov
designer=
first flight= September 1969
introduced= 1986
retired=
status= Operational
primary user= Aeroflot
more users=
produced= 1975-1993
number built= 191
unit cost=
developed from= Antonov An-14
variants with their own articles=PZL M-28
Antonov An-38

The Antonov An-28 (NATO reporting name= "Cash") is a 2-engined light prop transport aircraft, developed from the Antonov An-14M. It was the winner of a competition against the Beriev Be-30 for use by Aeroflot as a short-range airliner.cite airliners.net|url=http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=38|title=The Antonov/PZL Mielec An-28|accessdate=2006-07-01] It first flew in 1969.

A total of 191 were built and 68 remain in airline service at August 2006.Flight International, 3-9 October 2006]

After a short pre-production series built by Antonov, it was licence-built in Poland by PZL-Mielec-Mielec. In 1993, PZL-Mielec developed its own improved variant, the PZL M-28 Skytruck.

Development

The An-28 is similar to the An-14 in many of its aspects, including its wing structure and twin rudders, but features an expanded fuselage and turboprop engines, in place of the An-14's piston engines. The An-28 first flew as a modified An-14 in 1969. The next pre-production model did not fly until 1975. In passenger carrying configuration, accommodation was provided for up to 15 people, in addition to the two-man crew.Green, W. 1976. "The Observer's Book of Aircraft". (25th ed.) Frederick Warne & Co. pp. 254. ISBN 0 7232 1553 7] Production was transferred to PZL-Mielec in 1978. The first Polish-built aircraft did not fly until 1984. The An-28 finally received its Soviet type certificate in 1986.

Variants

;An-14A:The original Antonov designation for an enlarged, twin-turboprop version of the An-14.;An-14M:Prototype.;An-28:Twin-engined short-range utility transport aircraft, three built.;An-28RM Bryza 1RM:Search and rescue, air ambulance aircraft.;An-28TD Bryza 1TD:Transport version.

Operators

Civil Operators

Major operators of the 68 Antonov An-28 aircraft remaining in airline service include:
* Avluga-Trans (11); KGZ
* Kyrgyzstan Airlines (5) ; MDA
* Tepavia Trans (4); RUS
* Vostok Airlines (5) ; SUR
* Blue Wing Airlines (4 - one crashed on April 3, 2008) ; TJK
* Tajik Air (8)
* Some 21 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.

Military Operators

; DJI
* Djibouti Air Force (1); PER
* Peruvian Army (2); POL
* Polish Air Force (2)

Former Operators

; USSR
* Aeroflot.

Notable accidents and incidents

*May 25, 2005: A chartered Maniema Union Antonov An-28 aircraft, owned by Victoria Air, crashed into a mountain near Walungu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 30 minutes after takeoff. All of the 22 passengers and 5 crew members were killed.
*April 3, 2008: An Antonov An-28 operated by Blue Wing Airlines crashes upon landing near Benzdorp in Suriname. All 19 on board are killed.

pecifications (An-28)

aircraft specifications

ref=Airliners.net

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop

crew=1-2
capacity=18 passengers
length main=12.98 m
length alt=42.57 ft
span main=22.00 m
span alt=72.18 ft
height main=4.6 m
height alt=15.08 ft
area main=39.7 m²
area alt=427 ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main=3,900 kg
empty weight alt=8,600 lb
loaded weight main=5,800 kg
loaded weight alt=13,000 lb
useful load main=
useful load alt=
max takeoff weight main=6,100 kg
max takeoff weight alt=13,450 lb

engine (prop)=Glushenkov TVD-10B or Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B
type of prop=turboprops
number of props=2
power main=960 shp
power alt=720 kW

max speed main=355 km/h
max speed alt=190 knots, 220 mph
cruise speed main=
cruise speed alt=
never exceed speed main=
never exceed speed alt=
stall speed main=
stall speed alt=
range main=510 km
range alt=270 nm, 320 mi
ceiling main= m
ceiling alt= ft
climb rate main=12.0 m/s
climb rate alt=2,360 ft/min
loading main=146 kg/m²
loading alt=29.9 lb/ft²
power/mass main=250 W/kg
power/mass alt=0.15 hp/lb

ee also

aircontent

related=
* Antonov An-14
* Antonov An-38
* PZL M-28 Skytruck

similar aircraft=
* De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
* Dornier 228
* GAF Nomad
* Harbin Y-12
* IAI Arava
* LET L-410 Turbolet
* Shorts SC.7 Skyvan

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lists=
* List of airliners
* List of civil aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS

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