Antonov An-72 vs Cessna Citation V: Specs Compared

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

Cessna Citation V — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Cessna Citation V

Corporate jet

Credit

Adrian Pingstone · 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 ↗

Cessna Citation VCessna Citation Ultra · Length

14.9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 42 rows sourced on both sides

28.07mAn-72 · Length

14.9mCessna Citation Ultra · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

28.07 m

An-72 · Length

Single source

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

14.9 m

Cessna Citation Ultra · Length

Single source

48 ft 11 in (14.9 m)^[source]

31.89mAn-72 · Wingspan

15.9mCessna Citation Ultra · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

31.89 m

An-72 · Wingspan

Single source

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

15.9 m

Cessna Citation Ultra · Wingspan

Single source

52 ft 2 in (15.9 m)^[source]

8.65mAn-72 · Height

4.6mCessna Citation Ultra · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.65 m

An-72 · Height

Single source

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

4.6 m

Cessna Citation Ultra · Height

Single source

15 ft 0 in (4.6 m)^[source]

34.5tGross; An-72 · Gross weight

7.4t

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]

4,502 kg

Empty; Cessna Citation Ultra · BOW

Single source

7,394 kg

Maximum take-off; Cessna Citation Ultra · Max takeoff weight

Single source

five

1–2peopleCessna Citation Ultra · Crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

five^[source]

1–2 people

Cessna Citation Ultra · Crew

Single source

1-2^[source]

700km/hMaximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

780–800km/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]

780–800 km/h

Cruise; Cessna Citation Ultra · Cruise speed

Single source

Mach 0.755^[source]

420–430 kn (480–490 mph, 780–800 km/h)^[source]

4,325kmAn-72 · Range

3,630km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,325 km

An-72 · Range

Single source

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

3,630 km

Cessna Citation Ultra · two pilots and six passengers, no wind

Single source

1,960 nmi (2,260 mi, 3,630 km) two pilots and six passengers, no wind^[source]

63.9kN

13.5kN

ThrustScopes differ

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]

13.54 kN

Cessna Citation Ultra · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D -5D turbofans thrust each

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D -5D turbofans , 3,045 lbf (13.54 kN) thrust each^[source]

98.6m²An-72 · Wing area

31.8m²Cessna Citation Ultra · 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]

31.8 m²

Cessna Citation Ultra · Wing area

Single source

342 sq ft (31.8 m 2 )^[source]

10 000 м

13,716mCessna Citation Ultra · Service ceiling

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

10 000 м^[source]

13,716 m

Cessna Citation Ultra · Service ceiling

Single source

45,000 ft (13,716 m)^[source]

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22m/sCessna Citation Ultra · 4,230 ft/min (

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

21.5 m/s

Cessna Citation Ultra · 4,230 ft/min (

Single source

4,230 ft/min (21.5 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 Cessna Citation V configuration
Specification	Antonov An-72	Cessna Citation V
Type	Transport aircraft^[source]	Corporate jet^[source]
National origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Antonov^[source]	Cessna^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	—
Primary users	Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]	United States Army United States Marine Corps^[source]
Number built	133^[source]	774 : 262 V, 279 Ultra, 168 Encore, 65 Encore+^[source]
Manufactured	1977–2002^[source]	1989 (V) – 2011 (Encore+)^[source]
First flight	31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]	August 1987^[source]
Developed into	Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]	—
Capacity	up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]	7–11 passengers^[source]
Introduction date	—	1987 (Citation V), 1994 (Ultra), 1998 (Encore)^[source]
Developed from	—	Cessna Citation S/II^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	5,771 lb (2,618 kg)^[source]
Max. Payload	—	2,275 lb (1,032 kg)^[source]
Cabin length	—	17.4 ft (5.3 m)^[source]
Cabin height × width	—	4.8 ft × 4.9 ft (1.5 × 1.5 m)^[source]
Fuel consumption	—	2.4 lb/mi (0.67 kg/km) at FL410, 433 kn (802 km/h)^[source]
Cabin pressurization	—	8.9 psi (0.61 bar)^[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	Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Spain

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Antonov An-72

Cessna Citation V

Type

Transport aircraft^[source]

Corporate jet^[source]

National origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Antonov^[source]

Cessna^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

—

Primary users

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

United States Army United States Marine Corps^[source]

Number built

133^[source]

774 : 262 V, 279 Ultra, 168 Encore, 65 Encore+^[source]

Manufactured

1977–2002^[source]

1989 (V) – 2011 (Encore+)^[source]

First flight

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

August 1987^[source]

Developed into

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

—

Capacity

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

7–11 passengers^[source]

Introduction date

—

1987 (Citation V), 1994 (Ultra), 1998 (Encore)^[source]

Developed from

—

Cessna Citation S/II^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

5,771 lb (2,618 kg)^[source]

Max. Payload

—

2,275 lb (1,032 kg)^[source]

Cabin length

—

17.4 ft (5.3 m)^[source]

Cabin height × width

—

4.8 ft × 4.9 ft (1.5 × 1.5 m)^[source]

Fuel consumption

—

2.4 lb/mi (0.67 kg/km) at FL410, 433 kn (802 km/h)^[source]

Cabin pressurization

—

8.9 psi (0.61 bar)^[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

Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · United States
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Spain