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Antonov An-22 Russian Air Force

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The Antonov An-22 "Antei" (Russian: ??-22 ?????,[1] An-22 Antej; English Antaeus) (NATO reporting name "Cock") is a heavy military transport aircraft designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Powered by four turboprop engines each driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers, the design was the first wide-body transport aircraft and remains the world's largest turboprop-powered aircraft to date. The An-22 first appeared publicly outside the Soviet Union at the 1965 Paris Air Show. Thereafter, the model saw extensive use in major military and humanitarian airlifts for the Soviet Union, and is still in service with the Russian Air Force.

In the late 1950s, the Soviet Union required a large military transport aircraft to supplement the Antonov An-8 and An-12s then entering service.[2] 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] The prototype was given the name Antaeus (sometimes misspelled Antheus) and, after four-months of test flying, was displayed at the 1965 Paris Air Show.[2] All aircraft were built at the Tashkent State Aircraft Factory and the first military delivery was made to the Air Transport Wing at Ivanovo Airbase in 1969.[2]

The aircraft was designed as a strategic airlifter, designed specifically to expand the Soviet Airborne Troops' capability to land with their then-new BMD-1 armoured vehicles. The An-22 cargo hold can accommodate four BMD-1s compared to only one in the An-12.

It has the capability to takeoff from austere, unpaved, and short airstrips, allowing airborne troops to perform air-landing operations. This is achieved by four pairs of contra-rotating propellers, similar to those on the Tupolev Tu-114. The propellers and exhaust from the engines produce a slipstream over the wings and large double-slotted flaps. The landing gear is ruggedized for rough airstrips. In early versions tire pressures could be adjusted in flight for optimum landing performance. That feature was removed in later models.

The An-22 follows traditional cargo transport design with a high-mounted wing allowing a large cargo space of 33 m in length and a usable volume of 639 m³. The forward fuselage is fully pressurized and provides space for 5 to 8 crew and up to 28 passengers, but the cargo space is pressurized to only 3.55 PSI / 0.245 bar allowing for a lighter airframe. A door equipped with pressure bulkhead is located at frame 14, separating the cargo attendant's compartment from the main cargo compartment. This allows the rear cargo doors to be opened during flight for paratroops and equipment drop. Like the An-12, the aircraft has a circular fuselage section. The An-22 has set a number of payload and payload-to-height world records[citation needed].

The An-22 has the general appearance of an enlarged version of the earlier Antonov An-12 except that it is fitted with a twin tail. This gives the An-22 better engine-out performance, and reduces height restrictions for hangars. Also of note are large anti-flutter masses on the top of each tail.


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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Antonov An-22 Russian Air Force
  • Successors 4 airplane(s) +119 bonus
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 111.5ft (34.0m)
  • Length 98.4ft (30.0m)
  • Height 23.5ft (7.2m)
  • Empty Weight 57,720lbs (26,181kg)
  • Loaded Weight 68,651lbs (31,139kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.491
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.116
  • Wing Loading 54.5lbs/ft2 (266.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,259.6ft2 (117.0m2)
  • Drag Points 23879

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  • Number of Parts 272
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 1,491
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    Nato violated an 22

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    “Oh wow, a huge white cock”
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    nice, the real plane got contra-rotating props. So if you stack 2 props turning in different direction it will be even more cool

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    Beautiful ;)

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