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Measured figures
An-12 · Length
Single source33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)[source]
An-72 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Antonov An-12 | Antonov An-72 |
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| Type | Cargo aircraft / military transport aircraft[source] | Transport aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Irkutsk Aviation Plant Tashkent Mechanical Plant[source] | Antonov[source] |
| Designer | Antonov[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users |
28.07 m (92 ft 1 in)[source]
An-12 · 4 × Ivchenko AI-20L or AI-20M turboprop engines (4,000 shp) each equivalent
Single source4 × Ivchenko AI-20L or AI-20M turboprop engines, 3,000 kW (4,000 shp) each equivalent[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-12 · 2,010 ft/min
Single source10.2 m/s (2,010 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Soviet Air Forces (historical) Russian Air Force Ukraine Air Alliance Cavok Air[source]
Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)[source] |
| Number built | 1,248[source] | 133[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1957–1973[source] | 1977–2002[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1959[source] | — |
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| First flight | 16 December 1957 ( 1957-12-16 )[source] | 31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Antonov An-10[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Shaanxi Y-8[source] | Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74[source] |
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| Capacity | 20,000 kg (44,000 lb) payload / 60 paratroopers / 2x BMD-1 armoured vehicles[source] | up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo[source] |
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| Guns | 2× 23 mm (0.906 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons in a tail turret (some aircraft)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 4-bladed constant-speed reversible-pitch propellers[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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