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The Antonov An-2 was designed to meet a 1940s Soviet Ministry of Forestry requirement to replace the smaller Polikarpov Po-2, which was used in large numbers in both agricultural and utility roles. Antonov designed a large single bay biplane of all-metal construction, with an enclosed cockpit and a cabin with seats for twelve passengers.
An example of the cost of shipping cargo by An-225 was over 2 million kr. (about €266,000) for flying a chimney duct from Billund, Denmark, to Kazakhstan in 2004. [45] During 2016, Antonov Airlines ceased cooperation with Air Foyle and partnered with Volga-Dnepr instead. This led to the An-225's blue and yellow paint scheme, added in 2009.
On 24 February 2022, at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine, the first attacks were launched at Kyiv-Antonov-2 airfield, the site of Antonov's test flights and home base of the planes of Antonov Airlines. The planes Аn-225 Mriya, [24] An-26, An-74 and administrative premises were destroyed. The planes Аn-12, Аn-22, Аn ...
Originally known as the An-20, the model is a conventional multi-engined high-wing design. [2] In the early 1960s, the Antonov bureau produced a wooden mock up at its Kyiv, Ukraine, workshops of what was designated the Model 100. [2] The prototype, now designated the An-22, was rolled out on 18 August 1964 and first flew on 27 February 1965. [2]
[2] [3] [4] The TVS-2DTS had a large amount of Western built parts, and the Russian Government wanted the replacement to be made of entirely Russian parts. [ 5 ] In October 2019 UZGA (Ural Works of Civil Aviation) won the contest for the development of a replacement for the An-2 with their UZGA LMS-901 Baikal aircraft.
[2] The LMS-901 is designed to replace the Antonov An-2 after the SibNIA TVS-2DTS was indefinitely delayed. [3] Wind tunnel testing was completed in late November 2020, as Russian regional airlines were interested in 200 aircraft. [3] By April 2021, an LMS-901 prototype airframe was completed. [4]
The Antonov An-38 is a stretched and upgraded version of Antonov's earlier An-28. It is a twin-engined turboprop transport aircraft, designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in Kyiv , Ukraine . Production is in Novosibirsk , Russia , but some crucial parts are also made in Ukraine and Belarus .
The Antonov An-12 (Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than three decades, the An-12 was the standard medium-range cargo and paratroop transport aircraft of the ...