Antonov An-72 vs Hawker 400: 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

Hawker 400 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Hawker 400

Business jet

Credit

Eddie Maloney from North Las Vegas, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 ↗

Hawker 400Hawker 400XPR · Length

14.76 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

28.07mAn-72 · Length

14.76mHawker 400XPR · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

28.07 m

An-72 · Length

Single source

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

14.76 m

Hawker 400XPR · Length

Single source

48 ft 5 in (14.76 m)^[source]

31.89mAn-72 · Wingspan

13.36mHawker 400XPR · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

31.89 m

An-72 · Wingspan

Single source

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

13.36 m

Hawker 400XPR · Wingspan

Single source

43 ft 10 in (13.36 m)^[source]

8.65mAn-72 · Height

4.24mHawker 400XPR · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.65 m

An-72 · Height

Single source

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

4.24 m

Hawker 400XPR · Height

Single source

13 ft 11 in (4.24 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]

4,763 kg

Empty; Hawker 400XPR · Empty weight

Single source

7,394 kg

Maximum take-off; Hawker 400XPR · Max takeoff weight

Single source

five

2Hawker 400XPR · pilots

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

five^[source]

2 people

Hawker 400XPR · pilots

Single source

2 pilots^[source]

700km/hMaximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

866km/hMaximum; Hawker 400XPR · Mach 0.78 M MO

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

700 km/h

Maximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

Single source

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

828 km/h

Cruise; Hawker 400XPR · High Speed Cruise, at FL450

Single source

866 km/h

Maximum; Hawker 400XPR · Mach 0.78 M MO

Single source

468 kn (539 mph, 866 km/h) (Mach 0.78 M MO )^[source]

447 kn (514 mph, 828 km/h) High Speed Cruise, at FL450^[source]

4,325kmAn-72 · Range

4,000kmHawker 400XPR · at 45,000 ft (13,700 m)

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,325 km

An-72 · Range

Single source

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

4,000 km

Hawker 400XPR · at 45,000 ft (13,700 m)

Single source

2,160 nmi (2,490 mi, 4,000 km) at 45,000 ft (13,700 m)^[source]

63.9kN

14kN

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]

14 kN

Hawker 400XPR · 2 × Williams International FJ44 -4A-32 turbofan thrust each

Single source

2 × Williams International FJ44 -4A-32 turbofan , 3,200 lbf (14 kN) thrust each^[source]

98.6m²An-72 · Wing area

—

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

98.62 m²

An-72 · Wing area

Single source

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

10 000 м

13,700mHawker 400XPR · Service ceiling

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

10 000 м^[source]

13,700 m

Hawker 400XPR · Service ceiling

Single source

45,000 ft (13,700 m)^[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 Hawker 400 configuration
Specification	Antonov An-72	Hawker 400
Type	Transport aircraft^[source]	Business jet^[source]
National origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Japan/United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Antonov^[source]	Hawker Beechcraft^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	Out of production, in service^[source]
Primary users	Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]	Flight Options Travel Management Co.^[source]
Number built	133^[source]	951: 92 Mitsubishi MU-300, 859 Beechjet 400^[source]
Manufactured	1977–2002^[source]	1978–2009^[source]
First flight	31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]	August 29, 1978 (as Mitsubishi Diamond)^[source]
Developed into	Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]	—
Capacity	up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]	7–9 passengers, 5,600 lb (2,500 kg) useful load^[source]
Variants	—	T-1 Jayhawk Nextant 400XT^[source]
Pressurization	—	9.1 psi (0.63 bar)^[source]
Cabin height	—	4.75 ft (1.45 m)^[source]
Cabin width	—	4.92 ft (1.50 m)^[source]
Stall speed	—	92 kn (106 mph, 171 km/h) (full flaps)^[source]
Fuel burn at high-speed cruise	—	913 lb/h (414 kg/h) at 447 kn TAS at FL450^[source]
Fuel burn at long-range cruise	—	761 lb/h (345 kg/h) at 425 kn TAS at FL450^[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

Hawker 400

Type

Transport aircraft^[source]

Business jet^[source]

National origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Japan/United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Antonov^[source]

Hawker Beechcraft^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Out of production, in service^[source]

Primary users

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

Flight Options Travel Management Co.^[source]

Number built

133^[source]

951: 92 Mitsubishi MU-300, 859 Beechjet 400^[source]

Manufactured

1977–2002^[source]

1978–2009^[source]

First flight

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

August 29, 1978 (as Mitsubishi Diamond)^[source]

Developed into

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

—

Capacity

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

7–9 passengers, 5,600 lb (2,500 kg) useful load^[source]

Variants

—

T-1 Jayhawk Nextant 400XT^[source]

Pressurization

—

9.1 psi (0.63 bar)^[source]

Cabin height

—

4.75 ft (1.45 m)^[source]

Cabin width

—

4.92 ft (1.50 m)^[source]

Stall speed

—

92 kn (106 mph, 171 km/h) (full flaps)^[source]

Fuel burn at high-speed cruise

—

913 lb/h (414 kg/h) at 447 kn TAS at FL450^[source]

Fuel burn at long-range cruise

—

761 lb/h (345 kg/h) at 425 kn TAS at FL450^[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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