Antonov An-14

__NOTOC__ infobox Aircraft
name = An-14 Pchelka
type = Utility transport
manufacturer = Antonov

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caption = Antonov An-14A at S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport (EYKS), Kaunas, Lithuania
designer =
first flight = 1958
introduced = 1966
retired =
produced = 1966-1972
number built = 332
status = Operational
unit cost =
primary user = Soviet Air Force
more users = Aeroflot
Afghan Air Force
East German Air Force
developed from =
variants with their own articles = Antonov An-28

The Antonov An-14 Pchelka ( _ru. «Пчелка», "little bee", NATO reporting name Clod) was a Soviet utility aircraft first flown in 1958. It was a twin-engined light STOL utility transport, with two 300hp Ivchenko AI-14RF radial piston engines. Serial production started in 1966, and about 300 examples were built by the time production ended in 1972. The An-14 failed to replace the more successful An-2 biplane, which was manufactured until 1990, (the An-2 is still manufactured on special orders). The An-14's successor, the An-28 with turboprop engines, is still manufactured at PZL factories in Poland under the Name PZL M-28 Skytruck.

With very stable flight characteristics, the An-14 could be flown by anyone after a few hours of basic training. A few dozen An-14 still remain in service.

pecifications (An-14)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
ref=
crew= two
capacity= 7-9 passengers or 1,320 lb (600 kg) cargo
length main= 37 ft 3 in
length alt= 11.36 m
span main= 72 ft 2 in
span alt= 22 m
height main= 14 ft 4 in
height alt= 4.36 m
area main= 427.2 ft²
area alt= 39.7 m²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 5,732 lb
empty weight alt= 2,600 kg
loaded weight main= 7,606 lb
loaded weight alt= 3,450 kg
useful load main=
useful load alt=
max takeoff weight main= 8,000 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 3,630 kg
more general=

engine (prop)= Ivchenko AI-14RF
type of prop= air-cooled radial engines
number of props= 2
power main= 300 hp
power alt= 224 kW
power original=
max speed main=
max speed alt=
cruise speed main= 175 km/h
cruise speed alt= 121 mph
never exceed speed main=
never exceed speed alt=
stall speed main=
stall speed alt=
range main= 650 km
range alt= 1,055 mi) (6 passengers and 507 kg cargo)

Ferry range: 5,000 km (8,100 mi
ceiling main= 5,000 m
ceiling alt= 16,400 ft
climb rate main= 5.3 m/s
climb rate alt= 1,043 ft/min
loading main= 87 kg/m²
loading alt= 17.86 lb/ft²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= 5.75 kg/hp
power/mass alt= lb/hp
more performance=
*Fuel consumption (take-off): 280 g/hp/hour
*Fuel consumption (cruise): 215 g/hp/hour
*Landing Speed: 78 km/h (49 mph) Full flaps
*Landing Roll: 100 m (328 ft)
*Takeoff Roll: 100 m (328 ft)
*Cabin size: 3.1 x 1.53 x 1.6 m (10 ft 2 in x 5 ft x 5 ft 3 in)
armament=
avionics=

Operators

;AFG
* The Afghan Air Force operated 12 from 1985 through 1991.;BUL
*Bulgarian Air Force;DDR
*East German Air Force;GUI;USSR
*Soviet Air Force
*Aeroflot

References

ee also

aircontent

related=
*Antonov An-28
*Antonov An-38

similar aircraft=
*Shorts Skyvan
*IAI Arava

sequence=
An-10 -
An-12 -
An-13 -An-14 -
An-22 -
An-24 -
An-26

see also=