CARGO AIRCRAFT
ANTONOV AN-12
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Aircraft Summary
The Antonov An-12 is a four-engine turboprop short-to-medium range cargo aircraft capable of transporting 18,000 kg of mixed freight. Cargo pallets require a forklift to access its main deck. The Antonov AN-12 has a rear loading ramp, ceiling mounted gantry crane and onboard winches and hoists to assist with loading oversize or bulk cargo.
History and Features
For more than three decades the AN-12 was the standard medium-range cargo and paratroop transport aircraft of the Soviet air forces. A total of 1,234 were eventually built.
In addition to its basic cargo transport role, the AN-12 was adapted as a platform for a wide variety of specialist tasks and some 30 different variants were produced. Upgrades included increased take-off weights and additional fuel capacity.
The upgraded variant AN-12BP became the standard tactical transport of the Soviet and other air forces. In 2019, it was announced at the military “Army-2019” Forum that Russia started working on an armed ground-attack and close air support variant of the AN-12, similar to the AC-130.
On 12 January 2009, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued a temporary ban of the AN-12 from flying over their airspace following runway incursions at Sharjah International Airport and the GCAA has advised operators to stop using the aircraft.The ban was made permanent in Feb 2010.
Procharter has operated several hundred AN-12 cargo flights in Afghanistan and Iraq, in a variety of roles and cargo configurations, and the robust workhorse has performed admirably in the hot and challenging conditions.
In Iraq, Procharter operated the AN-12 in a role more commonly operated by the C-130, and the success of the project received laudatory praise from senior Military Commanders on the ground and at Headquarter locations.
The AN-12 is similar to the Military C-130 ‘Hercules’ and C-160 ‘Transall’ in capability and performance, but a lot less expensive to operate than the Lockheed.
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OVERVIEW
RANGE
Short to medium haul
PAYLOAD
18000 kg / 39683 lbs
CRUISE SPEED
520 kph / 323 mph
HOLD SIZE
1355x280x240 cm / 533x110x94 in
DOOR SIZE
298x295 cm / 117x116 in
SPECIFICATIONS
TOTAL LOAD VOLUME
90 m³ / 3178 ft³
MAXIMUM RANGE
2100 km / 1304 mi
FERRY RANGE
5700 km / 3541 mi
RUNWAY REQUIREMENT
5905 m / 19373 ft
COMPARABLE AIRCRAFT
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Transall C.160
REFERENCE
Model
Antonov An-12
Manufacturer
Variants
An-12, An-12A, An-12AD, An-12AP, An-12B, An-12B (LIAT), An-12B-30, An-12B-I, An-12BK, An-12BK-IS, An-12BK-PPS, An-12BKK, An-12BKSh, An-12BKT, An-12BKV, An-12BL, An-12BM, An-12BP, An-12BPTs, An-12BSh, An-12BSM, An-12BZ-1 An-12BZ-2, An-12D, An-12DK, An-12D-UPS, An-12M, An-12P, An-12PL, An-12PP, An-12PS, An-12R, An-12R, An-12RR, An-12RU, An-12SN, An-12T, An-12TP-2, An-12T Mystery Designations ( An-12TA, An-12TB, An-12TBP, An-12TBK ), An-12U, An-12UD, An-12UD-3, An-12VKP, An-40, An-40PLO, An-42
Other variants
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