Antonov An-24 is a turboprop-powered aircraft wings (high wing) made by Antonov. This aircraft is the first aircraft in the world's most popular for a long time. An-24 was first aired in 1959 Until now this is no longer manufactured.
The turboprop engine aircraft went into production in 1959 until 1979 Total production was 1,367.
Polet Airlines An-24
Type Airliner
manufacturer Antonov
First flight October 29, 1959
introduced in 1962
users Aeroflot
Soviet Air Force
PLA Air Force
Production year 1959-1979
Total production 1,367
Antonov An-26 variant
Antonov An-30
Antonov An-32
This aircraft first flew 1959 More than 1,000 aircraft were built and 880 of them are still in operation around the world, especially in the CIS and Africa. In August 2006, a total of 448 An-24 was operated by the airline.
Engined turboprop aircraft was designed to replace the piston transport aircraft Il-14 for close-medium haul flights. The aircraft is also designed to operate on a prepared foundation and rough. High-wing design protects the engine and propeller from debris / flakes, and comparison / power ratio: the higher the weight of the aircraft equivalent. The engine is solid and hard, and does not require sophisticated equipment for maintenance.
Manufacture of prototypes and mass production is done mainly in Kiev-Svyetoshoni, with 985 production aircraft, the remaining 180 were made in Ulan Ude. The next production variant 197 transport planes carried goods in Irkutsk. China's Xian Aircraft Company make a clone of the An-24 with the name Yunshuji Y-7. remains production continues in China, although production in Ukraine has been discontinued in 1978.
An-24:: Original design. Twin-engined 44-seat transport aircraft.
An-24B: Freight transport version.
An-24T: Freight transport version.
An-24P:: Firebomber or fire-fighting version.
An-24V: 50-seat short-range transport version, powered by two 2,550-EHP (1902-ekW) Ivchenko AI-24A turboprop engines.
An-24V Series II: 50-seat mixed passenger, cargo and freight version.
An-24RT: Similar to the AN-24T, fitted with an anxiliary turbojet engines.
An-24RV: Turbojet boosted version. Similar to the An-24V, but fitted with a 1,985-lb (900-kg) thrust auxiliary turbojet engines.
Xian Y-7: Chinese-built version - see also Xian MA60
Y-7-100: Improved version with redesigned cockpit and cabin, also fitted with winglets.
Y-7-200: Fitted with new avionics, winglets are deleted.
Y-7-200A: Powered by two Pratt & Whitney turboprop engines PW127C.
Y-7-200B: Built for the Chinese domestic market.