Antonov An-72 vs British Aerospace Jetstream 41

ASupport aircraft

Antonov An-72

Transport aircraft

Credit

Kirill Naumenko - Moscow City Spotters · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

British Aerospace Jetstream 41 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

British Aerospace Jetstream 41

Regional airliner /Feederliner

Credit

Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone ) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Antonov An-72An-72 · Length

28.07 m

Length source ↗

British Aerospace Jetstream 41Jetstream 41 · Length

19.25 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 44 rows sourced on both sides

28.07mAn-72 · Length

19.25mJetstream 41 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

28.07 m

An-72 · Length

Single source

28.07 m (92 ft 1 in)^[source]

19.25 m

Jetstream 41 · Length

Single source

63 ft 2 in (19.25 m)^[source]

31.89mAn-72 · Wingspan

18.29mJetstream 41 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

31.89 m

An-72 · Wingspan

Single source

31.89 m (104 ft 7.5 in)^[source]

18.29 m

Jetstream 41 · Wingspan

Single source

60 ft 0 in (18.29 m)^[source]

8.65mAn-72 · Height

5.74mJetstream 41 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.65 m

An-72 · Height

Single source

8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in)^[source]

5.74 m

Jetstream 41 · Height

Single source

18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)^[source]

34.5tGross; An-72 · Gross weight

10.9t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

19,050 kg

Empty; An-72 · Empty weight

Single source

34,500 kg

Gross; An-72 · Gross weight

Single source

19,050 kg (42,000 lb)^[source]

34,500 kg (76,058 lb)^[source]

6,474 kg

Empty; Jetstream 41 · Empty weight

Single source

10,886 kg

Maximum take-off; Jetstream 41 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

14,272 lb (6,474 kg)^[source]

24,000 lb (10,886 kg)^[source]

five

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

five^[source]

3 people

Jetstream 41 · 2 Pilots + Flight Attendant

Single source

3 (2 Pilots + Flight Attendant)^[source]

700km/hMaximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

546km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

700 km/h

Maximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

Single source

700 km/h (435 mph, 378 kn)^[source]

546 km/h

Cruise; Jetstream 41 · max at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Single source

546 km/h

Maximum; Jetstream 41 · at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Single source

295 kn (339 mph, 546 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)^[source]

295 kn (339 mph, 546 km/h) max at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)^[source]

4,325kmAn-72 · Range

1,433km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,325 km

An-72 · Range

Single source

4,325 km (2,688 mi, 2,336 nmi)^[source]

1,433 km

Jetstream 41 · with 29 pax + IFR reserves

Single source

774 nmi (891 mi, 1,433 km) with 29 pax + IFR reserves^[source]

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1,230kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

1,230 kW

Jetstream 41 · 2 × Allied Signal TPE331-14GR/HR turboprop engines, 1,650 shp ( ) each (handed GR / HR

Single source

2 × Allied Signal TPE331-14GR/HR turboprop engines, 1,650 shp (1,230 kW) each (handed GR / HR)^[source]

63.9kN

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Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

63.9 kN

An-72 · 2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan thrust each

Single source

2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan, 63.9 kN (14,330 lbf) thrust each^[source]

98.6m²An-72 · Wing area

32.6m²Jetstream 41 · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

98.62 m²

An-72 · Wing area

Single source

98.62 m 2 (1,062 sq ft)^[source]

32.59 m²

Jetstream 41 · Wing area

Single source

350.8 sq ft (32.59 m 2 )^[source]

10 000 м

7,900mJetstream 41 · Service ceiling

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

10 000 м^[source]

7,900 m

Jetstream 41 · Service ceiling

Single source

26,000 ft (7,900 m)^[source]

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11m/sJetstream 41 · 2,200 ft/min (

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

11 m/s

Jetstream 41 · 2,200 ft/min (

Single source

2,200 ft/min (11 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Antonov An-72 and British Aerospace Jetstream 41 configuration
Specification	Antonov An-72	British Aerospace Jetstream 41
Type	Transport aircraft^[source]	Regional airliner /Feederliner^[source]
National origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]
Manufacturer	Antonov^[source]	British Aerospace^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	In service^[source]
Primary users	Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]	Guna Airlines Proflight Zambia^[source]
Number built	133^[source]	100^[source]
Manufactured	1977–2002^[source]	1992–1997^[source]
First flight	31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]	25 September 1991^[source]
Developed into	Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]	—
Capacity	up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]	29 passengers^[source]
Introduction date	—	25 November 1992^[source]
Developed from	—	British Aerospace Jetstream 31^[source]
Airfoil	—	root: NACA 63A418 ; tip: NACA 63A412^[source]
Maximum zero-fuel weight	—	21,400 lb (9,707 kg)^[source]
Maximum ramp weight	—	24,100 lb (10,932 kg)^[source]
Maximum landing weight	—	23,300 lb (10,569 kg)^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	727 imp gal (873 US gal; 3,305 L) / 5,960 lb (2,703 kg) maximum^[source]
Propellers	—	5-bladed McCauley , 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) diameter (handed GR / HR) constant-speed feathering metal propellers^[source]
Never exceed speed	—	315 kn (362 mph, 583 km/h) CAS sea level to 17,400 ft (5,300 m)^[source]
Service ceiling on one engine	—	15,000 ft (4,600 m)^[source]
Wing loading	—	68.42 lb/sq ft (334.1 kg/m 2 )^[source]
Power/mass	—	0.1375 shp/lb (0.2260 kW/kg)^[source]
Take-off run	—	5,000 ft (1,500 m)^[source]
Landing run	—	4,200 ft (1,300 m)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Equatorial Guinea Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Ukraine	—

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Antonov An-72

British Aerospace Jetstream 41

Type

Transport aircraft^[source]

Regional airliner /Feederliner^[source]

National origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United Kingdom^[source]

Manufacturer

Antonov^[source]

British Aerospace^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Primary users

Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]

Guna Airlines Proflight Zambia^[source]

Number built

133^[source]

100^[source]

Manufactured

1977–2002^[source]

1992–1997^[source]

First flight

31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]

25 September 1991^[source]

Developed into

Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]

—

Capacity

up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]

29 passengers^[source]

Introduction date

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25 November 1992^[source]

Developed from

—

British Aerospace Jetstream 31^[source]

Airfoil

—

root: NACA 63A418 ; tip: NACA 63A412^[source]

Maximum zero-fuel weight

—

21,400 lb (9,707 kg)^[source]

Maximum ramp weight

—

24,100 lb (10,932 kg)^[source]

Maximum landing weight

—

23,300 lb (10,569 kg)^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

727 imp gal (873 US gal; 3,305 L) / 5,960 lb (2,703 kg) maximum^[source]

Propellers

—

5-bladed McCauley , 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) diameter (handed GR / HR) constant-speed feathering metal propellers^[source]

Never exceed speed

—

315 kn (362 mph, 583 km/h) CAS sea level to 17,400 ft (5,300 m)^[source]

Service ceiling on one engine

—

15,000 ft (4,600 m)^[source]

Wing loading

—

68.42 lb/sq ft (334.1 kg/m 2 )^[source]

Power/mass

—

0.1375 shp/lb (0.2260 kW/kg)^[source]

Take-off run

—

5,000 ft (1,500 m)^[source]

Landing run

—

4,200 ft (1,300 m)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Equatorial Guinea
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Ukraine

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