Antonov An-72 vs EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry

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

EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry

Search-and-rescue aircraft

Credit

ICGS · 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 ↗

EADS HC-144 Ocean SentryLength

21.41 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

28.07mAn-72 · Length

21.41m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

28.07 m

An-72 · Length

Single source

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

21.41 m

Length

Single source

70 ft 3 in (21.41 m)^[source]

31.89mAn-72 · Wingspan

25.81m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

31.89 m

An-72 · Wingspan

Single source

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

25.81 m

Wingspan

Single source

84 ft 8 in (25.81 m)^[source]

8.65mAn-72 · Height

8.18m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

8.65 m

An-72 · Height

Single source

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

8.18 m

Height

Single source

26 ft 10 in (8.18 m)^[source]

34.5tGross; An-72 · Gross weight

16.5tMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

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]

9,800 kg

Empty; Empty weight

Single source

16,502 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

700km/hMaximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

437km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

700 km/h

Maximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

Single source

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

437 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

272 mph (437 km/h, 236 kn)^[source]

4,325kmAn-72 · Range

2,898km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

4,325 km

An-72 · Range

Single source

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

2,898 km

Range

Single source

1,801 mi (2,898 km, 1,565 nmi)^[source]

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1,390kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

1,390 kW

2 × General Electric CT7 turboprop , 1,870 shp ( ) each

Single source

2 × General Electric CT7 turboprop , 1,870 shp (1,390 kW) each^[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

59.1m²

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

98.62 m²

An-72 · Wing area

Single source

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

59.1 m²

Wing area

Single source

636 sq ft (59.1 m 2 )^[source]

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8.7h

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

8.7 h

Endurance

Single source

8.7 hours^[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 EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry configuration
Specification	Antonov An-72	EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry
Crew	five^[source]	six^[source]
Type	Transport aircraft^[source]	Search-and-rescue aircraft^[source]
National origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Spain^[source]
Manufacturer	Antonov^[source]	Airbus Military (prime contractor EADS North America ) CASA^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	In active service^[source]
Primary users	Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]	—
Number built	133^[source]	18^[source]
Manufactured	1977–2002^[source]	—
First flight	31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]	—
Developed into	Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]	—
Capacity	up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]	—
Service ceiling	10 000 м^[source]	—
Primary user	—	United States Coast Guard^[source]
Introduction date	—	2009^[source]
Developed from	—	CASA/IPTN CN-235^[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

EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry

Crew

five^[source]

six^[source]

Type

Transport aircraft^[source]

Search-and-rescue aircraft^[source]

National origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Spain^[source]

Manufacturer

Antonov^[source]

Airbus Military (prime contractor EADS North America ) CASA^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

In active service^[source]

Primary users

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

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Number built

133^[source]

18^[source]

Manufactured

1977–2002^[source]

—

First flight

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

—

Developed into

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

—

Capacity

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

—

Service ceiling

10 000 м^[source]

—

Primary user

—

United States Coast Guard^[source]

Introduction date

—

2009^[source]

Developed from

—

CASA/IPTN CN-235^[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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