An-32

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An-32
Antonov An-32B of Indian Air Force at Leh airforce Base
Role Transport
Manufacturer Aviant
Designed by Antonov
First flight 9 July 1976[1]
Status Operational
Primary users Indian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
Afghan Air Force
Number built 361[2]
Unit cost US$ 6-9 mil (2000)[1]
Developed from Antonov An-26

The Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft.

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Design and development

The An-32 is basically a re-engined An-26. The launch customer was the Indian Air Force, which ordered this aircraft partly due to good relations between then USSR leader Leonid Brezhnev and then India leader Indira Gandhi. The An-32 is designed to withstand adverse weather conditions better than the standard An-26. The high placement of the engine nacelles above the wing allowed for larger diameter airscrews, which are driven by 5100 hp rated AI-20 turboprop engines, almost twice the power of the An-26's AI-24 powerplants. The An-32 therefore enjoys excellent take-off characteristics under tropical and mountainous (high-altitude) conditions, where hot or thin air hampers the powerplants tractive effort. The price for a newly built An-32 was quoted as being 6-9 million dollars in 2000. [1]

Variants

  • An-32 : Twin-engined transport aircraft
  • An-32B : Improved version
  • An-32B-100 : Modernised version of the An32B. MTOW increased to 28.5 tons, payload increased to 7.5 tons[3]
  • An-32B-110 : New avionics allowing aircraft to be operated by 2 crew members. Metric (Russian) avionics variant[4]
  • An-32B-120 : Imperial (Non-Russian) avionics variant of An32B-110[4]
  • An-32B-200
  • An-32B-300 : Version fitted with Allison AE2100D turboprop engines, providing 4600hp each[5]
  • An-32MP : Marine Patrol version[6]
  • An-32P Firekiller : Aerial Firefighting version. Special category type certificate granted on 10 March 1995. 8 Tons of liquid can be discharged from the two internal tanks simultaneously or one after the other. Drops are conducted at 40-50m above ground level and 240 to 260km/h. Can be used as a cargo aircraft when not fighting fires[7]

Operators

An-32 operators (countries with only airline operators are in green)
An Antonov An-32 cargo plane of the Afghan Air Force
An An-32 of Peruvian Air Force

Military operators

At present more than 240 An-32 aircraft are being operated in the countries around the world.

 Afghanistan
 Angola
 Armenia
 Bangladesh
 Colombia
 Côte d'Ivoire
 Croatia
  • 2 units operational, modernized in 2004.
 Equatorial Guinea
 Ethiopia
 Georgia
 India
 Mexico
 Mongolia
 Peru
 Sri Lanka
 Tanzania
 Ukraine
 United States
Used by the 6th Special Operations Squadron for training[9]

Civil operators

In August 2006 a total of 56 Antonov An-32 aircraft remain in airline service. Major operators include: Air Pass (4), Alada (3), Libyan Arab Air Cargo (4), Million Air Charter (3), AERCARIBE LTDA (2), Trans-Charter (3) and Selva (4). Some 29 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.[10]

Specifications (An-32)

Orthographic projection of the Antonov An-32.

Data from {Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89}[11]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Capacity: 42 paratroopers/50 passengers/24 Casualties on stretcher with 3 medical personnel
  • Length: 23.78 m (78 ft 0¾ in)
  • Wingspan: 29.20 m (95 ft 9½ in)
  • Height: 8.75m (28 ft 8½ in)
  • Wing area: 75 m² (807 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 16,800 kg (37,038 lb)
  • Loaded weight: kg (lb)
  • Useful load: 6700 kg (kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 27,000 kg (59,525 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2× ZMKB Progress AI-20DM turboprop, 3,812 kW (5,112 ehp) each
  • Cargo hold dimensions: 12.48 (11 metres flat) x 2.30 x 1.84 metres
  • Cargo door size: 2.40 x 1.91 metres, closed by rear loading ramp
  • Maximum hold volume: 30 cubic metres

Performance

See also

Related development

Comparable aircraft

Related lists

References

  1. ^ a b c AeroWorldNet - Renewed AN-32 in Flight Tests (16 October 2000)
  2. ^ Kiev Aviation Plant 'Aviant' - About
  3. ^ Antonov.com - An32
  4. ^ a b Kiev Aviation Plant 'Aviant' Аn-32B–110/120
  5. ^ Kiev Aviation Plant 'Aviant' - An-32B-300
  6. ^ Kiev Aviation Plant 'Aviant' An-32MP
  7. ^ Antonov.com - An32P
  8. ^ "", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 15 January 2007.
  9. ^ GAO
  10. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
  11. ^ (1988) in J W R Taylor: Jane's All The World's Aircraft,1988-89. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5. 

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