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CC-150 Polaris · Length
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Airbus CC-150 Polaris | Antonov An-72 |
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| Type | Strategic transport/VIP transport/tanker[source] | Transport aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus[source] | Antonov[source] |
| Status | Active service (Being Retired)[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Canadian Forces Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical) |
An-72 · Length
Single source28.07 m (92 ft 1 in)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceGross; CC-150 Polaris · Gross weight · Maximum gross weight
Single sourceGross; Gross weight
Single source80,000 kg (176,370 lb)[source]
157,000 kg (346,126 lb)[source]
157,000 kg[source]CC-150 Polaris · Maximum gross weight
Empty; An-72 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; An-72 · Gross weight
Single source2 × General Electric CF6-80C2A2 high bypass turbofan engines thrust each
Single source2 × General Electric CF6-80C2A2 high bypass turbofan engines, 220 kN (50,000 lbf) thrust each[source]
An-72 · 2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan thrust each
Single source2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan, 63.9 kN (14,330 lbf) thrust each[source]
An-72 · Wing area
Single source98.62 m 2 (1,062 sq ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 5 (all converted from Airbus A310-300)[source] | 133[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1992[source] | — |
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| Retired | 2023 (CC150T 15003), 2025 (CC150 15001)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Airbus A310 MRTT[source] | — |
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| Successors | Airbus CC-330 Husky[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 194 passengers (up to) or 33,000 kg (73,000 lb) payload[source] | up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo[source] |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1977–2002[source] |
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| First flight | — | 31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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