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| An-26 of the Romanian Air Force | |
| Role | Light transport |
| National origin | Soviet Union (Ukraine) |
| Manufacturer | Antonov |
| First flight | April 1963 |
| Status | Operational |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Force Many others |
| Number built | 1,403 |
| Developed from | Antonov An-24 |
| Variants | Antonov An-32 Xian MA60 |
The Antonov An-26 (NATO reporting name: Curl) is a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft and is a development of the Antonov An-24, with particular attention to military use. First seen in 1969, it has a modified rear fuselage with a large cargo ramp. The An-26 is also manufactured without a licence[citation needed] in China by Xian Aircraft Factory as the Y-14, though the designation later changed back to the Y-7 series.
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Design and development
- An-26 "Curl-A" : Twin-engined tactical transport aircraft.
- An-26B Introduced 1981. It is equipped with roller gangs which can be swung up against the cabin walls when not in use. It was also equipped with two ZMDB Progress(Ivchyenko)Al-24VT turboprop engines for more power.
- An-26BRL : Ice research aircraft.
- An-26L : Airfield calibration version.
- An-26M : Air ambulance version.
- An-26P : Fire fighting version.
- An-26RTR "Curl-B" : Elint, sigint, electronic warfare aircraft.
- An-26ST : Special duties aircraft for the East German Air Force.
- Y-7H : Military transport version. Chinese production version.
- Y-7-500 : Civilian cargo version. Chinese production version.
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Operators
Military
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- Source: Aerospace Source Book 2007[1]
- Afghan Air Force - (1975 to present) 2; 20+ historically
- Angolan Air Force - 12
- Bangladesh Air Force - none; retired
- Benin Air Force - none
- Cape Verde Army - 3
- Chad Air Force - 1
- 23 Xian Y-7; 4 Xian Y-7-100; includes all types of Y-7 aircraft
- Cuban Air Force - (3) of 17
One example, of the FAR (Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria), is displayed at the Museo del Aire (Cuba)[2]
- Czech Air Force - 4
- Czechoslovakian Air Force - none; retired
- East German Air Force - none; retired
- Luftwaffe - none; retired
- Guinea-Bissau Air Force - none; retired
- Hungarian Air Force - 4, to be replaced 2010-2012.
- Iraqi Air Force - none; retired
- Kazakh Air Force - 1
- Libyan Air Force - 10
- Lithuanian Air Force - 3; 2 to remain in service until 2009.
- Mali Air Force - 1
- Niger Air Force - 1
- Pakistani Air Force - none; retired
- Polish Air Force - none; last flight on 16 January 2009
- Romanian Air Force - 4 still operational (15 total acquired)
- Russian Air Force - 9 An-26; 21 An-26B
- Russian Naval Aviation
- Slovak Air Force - 2
- Soviet Air Force - Passed on to successor states in 1991
- Soviet Naval Aviation -
- Syrian Air Force - 5
- Tanzanian Air Force - none
- United States Air Force - Used by the 6th Special Operations Squadron
- Uzbek Air Force - 13
- Vietnamese Air Force - 48 [3]
- Yemen Air Force - 26
Civil
In August 2006 267 Antonov An-26 aircraft remain in airline service. Major operators include: Lao Airlines (6), Syrian Arab Airlines (6), Aerocom (5), ARP 410 Airlines (5), Air Urga (10), Exin (9), RAF-Avia (5), Turkmenistan Airlines (5), Iraero (7), Scorpion Air (6), Yakutia Airlines (5) and Aerogaviota (18). Some 106 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.[4]
- Aerogaviota (18)
- Aero Caribbean(3)
- SAS Cargo Group (1)
- RAF-Avia (5)
- Lao Airlines (6)
- Aerocom (5)
- Yakutia Airlines (5)
- Cityline Hungary (4)
- Air Urga (10)
- ARP 410 Airlines (5)
Cargo
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Notable accidents
- 1992 Libya. Yasir Arafat's An-26 crashed on April 8, 1992 during a sandstorm. Of the 13 on board, two pilots and an engineer were killed.
- 2007 Kinshasa, DRC crash. On October 4, 2007 an Africa One-operated An-26 crashed into the Kinshasa neighbourhood of Kimbaseke just after takeoff. Twenty-five out 27 people on board died. Initial reports indicate a lost propeller.
- 2007 Balad aircraft crash was a January 9, 2007 airplane incident involving an Antonov An-26 airliner, which crashed while attempting to land at the U.S. military base in Balad, Iraq.[3] The crash killed 34 people aboard and left one passenger critically injured.
- 2008 Hanoi military plane crash was a 8 April 2008 incident during a training mission, killing five Vietnamese military pilots.
Specifications (An-26)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89 [5]
General characteristics
- Crew: 5 (2 pilots, 1 radio operator, 1 flight engineer, 1 navigator)
- Capacity: 40 passengers
- Payload: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
- Length: 23.80 m (78 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 29.20 m (95 ft 9½ in)
- Height: 8.58 m (28 ft 1½ in)
- Wing area: 74.98 m² (807 ft²)
- Empty weight: 15,020 kg (33,113 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 24,000 kg (52,911 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Progress AI-24VT turboprops, 2,103 kW (2,820 ehp) each
- (plus one Tumansky Ru-19-A300 type 7.85 kN (1,795 lb st) thrust small turbojet in the right nacelle which serves as APU and climb rate / high altitude cruise booster)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 440 km/h (237 knots, 273 mph)
- Range: 2,550 km ; 900 to 1100 (1,376 nm, 1,584 mi, 485 nm, 595 nm) (with maximum fuel): 1,100 km (594 nmi, 683 mi) with maximum payload
- Service ceiling: 7,500 m (24,600 ft)
- Rate of climb: 8.0 m/s (1,575 ft/min)
See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
Related lists
- List of cargo aircraft
- List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
- List of military transport aircraft
Notes
- ^ "Aerospace Source Book 2007", Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
- ^ Ogden (2008)
- ^ ABC news story 2008-04-08
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Taylor (1988), pp. 222—223.
References
- Chant, Christopher. Commercial Aircraft and Airline Markings
- Ogden, Bob (2008). Aviation Museums and Collections of The Rest of the World. UK: Air-Britain. ISBN 9780851303949
- Taylor, John W.R. 1988. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89. Jane's Defence Data. ISBN 0710608675.
External links
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- http://www.antonov.com/about/an-26.xml
- http://www.aeronautics.ru/an26a.jpg
- http://rus.air.ru/airplanes/images/An-26pict.htm
- http://www.transportflieger.eu
- http://www.luroko.de
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