Antonov An-12

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An-12 "Cub"
An-12 of Kosmos PO Aicompany, Russia
Type Military transport aircraft
Manufacturer Antonov
Designed by Oleg Antonov
Maiden flight March 1957
Introduced 1959
Status Active service with various airlines and Air Forces
Primary users Soviet Air Force
Aeroflot
PLA Air Force
Produced 1957-1973
Number built 1,248
Developed from Antonov An-10
Variants Shaanxi Y-8

The Antonov An-12 (NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10.

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[edit] Design and development

The first prototype flew in March 1957. Over 900 had been built, in both military and civilian versions, before production finally ended in 1973. The An-12BP entered Soviet military service in 1959. In terms of configuration, size and capability, the aircraft is very similar to the United States built Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Military Soviet planes have a defensive tail gun turret.

[edit] Chinese production

See also: Shaanxi Y-8

In the 1960s, China purchased several An-12 aircraft from the Soviet Union, along with license to assemble the aircraft locally. However, due to the Sino-Soviet split, the Soviet Union withdrew its technical assistance. It wasn't until 1974, when the first Chinese-assembled An-12 had its maiden flight. The Xi'an Aircraft Company and Xi'an Aircraft Design Institute worked to reverse engineer the An-12 for local production. [1]

By 1981, the Chinese copy version of An-12, named Yun-8 (Y-8) entered serial production. Since then, the Y-8 has became one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported. Although the An-12 is no longer made in Russia or Ukraine, the Chinese Y-8 continues to be upgraded and produced. The latest Y-8-F600 is a joint venture between Shaanxi Aircraft Company, Antonov Aeronautical Scientific-Technical Complex (ASTC), and Pratt & Whitney Canada. The Y-8-F600 has redesigned fuselage, western avionics, PW150B turboprop engine with R-408 propeller system, and 2-man glass cockpit. [2]

[edit] In popular culture

In the 2005 movie Lord of War, the main character Yuri Orlov, played by Nicolas Cage, commonly uses an Antonov An-12 to transport weapons, and is later said to have "a fleet" of such planes. Andrew Niccol, the director of Lord of War, stated that they actually used one of Bout's An-12 aircraft in the movie. [1]

In November 2006, Antonov AN-12s were used in the CBS series Jericho, episode "RED FLAG" to air drop Chinese food and supplies to the residents of Jericho Kansas following a series of nuclear terrorist attacks across America.

The An-12 is featured in Andy McNab's 2006 book entitled Recoil, where it is used to Transport the fictional character Nick Stone to and from The Democratic Republic of the Congo to save his Girlfriend, Silky from the LRA, a Rebel Group.

[edit] Variants

  • An-12B : Civilian transport version.
  • An-12BP : Military transport version.
  • An-12 Cub-A : Electronic intelligence version.
  • An-12 Cub-B : Electronic intelligence version.
  • An-12 Cub-C : Electronic countermeasures version.

[edit] Operators

Currently the An-12 is very popular with cargo operators, especially those in the CIS, Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

[edit] Civil operators

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An-12 operators (military operators in red, civil operators in green, and operators for both military and civil purposes in blue)

In August 2006 a total of 179 Antonov An-12 aircraft remain in airline service. Major operators include: Air Guinee (4), Alada (5), British Gulf International Airlines (7), Avial Aviation (4), Heli Air Service (4), Scorpion Air (4), Tiramavia (4), Aerovis Airlines (5), Veteran Airlines (4), KNAAPO (5), Vega Airlines (6) ATRAN Cargo Airlines (4) and Volare Airlines (6). Some 77 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.[2]

[edit] Military operators

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An Egyptian An-12 in Italy (1977)
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YuAF An-12.

[edit] Specifications (An-12BP)

Data from Global Aircraft[4], Airliners.net[5]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 5: 2 pilots, flight engineer, navigator, radio operator
  • Capacity: 90 troops
  • Payload: 20,000 kg (44,000 lb)
  • Length: 33.10 m (108 ft 7 in)
  • Wingspan: 38.00 m (124 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 10.53 m (34 ft 7 in)
  • Wing area: 121.7 m² (1,310 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 28,000 kg (62,000 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 61,000 kg (130,000 lb)
  • Powerplant: 4× Progress AI-20L or AI-20M turboprops, 4,000 ehp (3,000 kW) each

Performance

Armament

[edit] References

  1. ^ Deal With the Devil. Newsweek (September 23, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
  3. ^ Vintage Russian. Props and Jets of the Iron Curtain Airlines, Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury 1998, ISBN 1-85310-971-1.
  4. ^ An-12 Cub. Global Aircraft. Retrieved on 2006-03-09.
  5. ^ The Antonov An-12 & Shaanxi Y-8. Airliners.net. Retrieved on 2006-03-09.

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