Antonov An-3

Infobox Aircraft
name=An-3


caption=Antonov An-3 at Zhukovskiy, 1997.
type=Multipurpose aircraft
manufacturer=Antonov
designer=
first flight=13 May 1980
introduced=1990s
retired=
status=In production
primary user=Private agricultural interests
more users=
produced=1990s-present
number built=25
unit cost=US$ 1 500,000
date=2006-05-24
work=Antonov
developed from= Antonov An-2
variants with their own articles=The Antonov An-3 is a Soviet/Ukrainian agricultural aircraft. It is essentially a turboprop-powered development of the An-2 designed to upgrade or replace it. The first example flew as early as May 13 1980, but because of a lack of official interest in the project, work proceeded very slowly - flight testing was not complete until 1991. It is one of the few turbine powered biplane designs to date.

The project was revitalised in the late 1990s when it was taken over by Polyot State Aerospace Enterprise, and a marketing campaign began in earnest in 2000, although sales have been limited. It is available in two forms, the basic agricultural aircraft (An-3SKh - "Selsko-Khosiajstwenni", Agricultural) and a civil transport version (An-3T) able to carry 12 passengers or 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) of cargo.

Although it is designated An-3, this number is not assigned sequentially. Antonov assigned it to the plane because it was meant to replace the An-2.

Another attempt to replace the An-2 on Soviet farms was made in 1970s with the WSK-Mielec M-15 Belphegor, but it failed.

pecifications

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=2
capacity=2,200 L (540 U.S. gal) of chemicals
length main=14.0 m
length alt=45 ft 11 in
span main=18.2 m
span alt=59 ft 8 in
height main= 4.9 m
height alt= 16 ft
area main=71.6 m²
area alt=770 ft²
empty weight main=3,200 kg
empty weight alt=7,000 lb
loaded weight main=1800 kg
loaded weight alt=3,968 lb
max takeoff weight main=5,800 kg
max takeoff weight alt=13,000 lb
number of props=1
engine (prop)=Glushenkov TVD-20M
type of prop=turboprop
power main=1,066 kW
power alt=1,430 shp
max speed main=260 km/h
max speed alt=140 knots, 160 mph
cruise speed main=220 km/h
cruise speed alt=120 knots, 135 mph
range main=
** With maximum fuel: 1,025 km
range alt=553 nm, 637 mi)
** With maximum load: 300 km (160 mm, 190 mi
ceiling main=4,400 m
ceiling alt=14,000 ft
climb rate main=5 m/s
climb rate alt=980 ft/min
loading main=81 kg/m²
loading alt=16.5 lb/ft²
power/mass main=180 W/kg
power/mass alt=0.11 hp/lb

ee also

aircontent
related=
* Antonov An-2
* Antonov An-4
* Antonov An-6
similar aircraft=
* PAC Cresco
sequence=
lists=
* List of agricultural aircraft
* List of civil aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
see also=

References

* cite web
title=Самолет АН-3
url=http://www.rbs.ru/vttv/99/firms/Polyot/r-an-3.htm
publisher=CompActive Ltd
language=Russian
accessdate=2006-07-01
work=Russian Weapons and Military Technologies (Shortened version in English available [http://www.rbs.ru/vttv/99/firms/Polyot/e-an-3.htm here] )

External links

* [http://www.adventure-antarctica.de/2003/09/26/antonov-biplane-bubble-panorama/ Panorama of an AN-3T stranded at the South Pole]