Antonov An-72 vs Pilatus PC-24: 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

BSupport aircraft

Pilatus PC-24

Light business jet

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 ↗

Pilatus PC-24Length

16.85 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 42 rows sourced on both sides

28.07mAn-72 · Length

16.85m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

28.07 m

An-72 · Length

Single source

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

16.85 m

Length

Single source

16.85 m (55 ft 3 in)^[source]

31.89mAn-72 · Wingspan

17m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

31.89 m

An-72 · Wingspan

Single source

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

17 m

Wingspan

Single source

17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)^[source]

8.65mAn-72 · Height

5.4m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

8.65 m

An-72 · Height

Single source

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

5.4 m

Height

Single source

5.4 m (17 ft 4 in)^[source]

34.5tGross; An-72 · Gross weight

8.5tMaximum take-off; Max ramp 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]

5,244 kg

Empty; Empty weight

Single source

8,545 kg

Maximum take-off; Max ramp weight

Single source

8,500 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

5,244 kg (11,561 lb)^[source]

8,500 kg (18,739 lb) Max ramp weight: 8,545 kg (18,839 lb)^[source]

700km/hMaximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

810km/hCruise; Cruise 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]

810 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

810 km/h (510 mph, 440 kn)^[source]

4,325kmAn-72 · Range

3,932kmFerry; Ferry range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,325 km

An-72 · Range

Single source

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

3,700 km

6 passengers (1,200 lb payload)

Single source

3,932 km

Ferry; Ferry range

Single source

3,700 km (2,300 mi, 2,000 nmi) , 6 passengers (1,200 lb payload)^[source]

3,932 km (2,443 mi, 2,123 nmi)^[source]

63.9kN

15kN

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]

15 kN

2 × Williams FJ44-4A turbofans thrust each

Single source

2 × Williams FJ44-4A turbofans , 15 kN (3,400 lbf) thrust each^[source]

98.6m²An-72 · Wing area

30.9m²

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

98.62 m²

An-72 · Wing area

Single source

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

30.91 m²

Wing area

Single source

30.91 m 2 (332.6 sq ft)^[source]

10 000 м

14,000m

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

10 000 м^[source]

14,000 m

Service ceiling

Single source

14,000 m (45,000 ft)^[source]

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1.4tMaximum payload

Payload

All recorded figures & sources

1,406 kg

Maximum payload

Single source

1,406 kg (3,100 lb)^[source]

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20m/s(3,960 ft/min) MTOW, at Sea level

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

20.1 m/s

(3,960 ft/min) MTOW, at Sea level

Single source

20.1 m/s (3,960 ft/min) MTOW, at Sea level^[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 Pilatus PC-24 configuration
Specification	Antonov An-72	Pilatus PC-24
Crew	five^[source]	one or two^[source]
Type	Transport aircraft^[source]	Light business jet^[source]
National origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Switzerland^[source]
Manufacturer	Antonov^[source]	Pilatus Aircraft^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	In production^[source]
Primary users	Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]	Qatar Emiri Air Force PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service^[source]
Number built	133^[source]	212 (Q1 2024)^[source]
Manufactured	1977–2002^[source]	2015–present^[source]
First flight	31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]	11 May 2015^[source]
Developed into	Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]	—
Capacity	up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]	10 passengers^[source]
Introduction date	—	1 April 2018^[source]
Aspect ratio	—	9.35^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	2,705 kg (5,964 lb), 888.5 US gal (3,363 L)^[source]
Cabin	—	7.01 m × 1.69 m × 1.55 m long × wide × high ( 23 ft 0 in × 5 ft 7 in × 5 ft 1 in)^[source]
Cabin altitude	—	2,438 m at 13,716 m (8,000 ft at 45,000 ft), 8.78 psi (0.605 bar)^[source]
Stall speed	—	154 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn)^[source]
Time to altitude	—	45,000 ft (14,000 m) 27.1 mins^[source]
Wing loading	—	259 kg/m 2 (53 lb/sq ft)^[source]
Fuel consumption	—	0.58 kg/km (2.1 lb/mi) Mach 0.72/416 kn (770 km/h) cruise, 15,375 lb (6,974 kg) weight, FL 450, ISA+3C^[source]
Thrust/weight	—	0.36^[source]
Take-off	—	942 m; 3,091 ft (MTOW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)^[source]
Landing	—	734 m; 2,408 ft (Over 50 ft obstacle, MLW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)^[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

Pilatus PC-24

Crew

five^[source]

one or two^[source]

Type

Transport aircraft^[source]

Light business jet^[source]

National origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Switzerland^[source]

Manufacturer

Antonov^[source]

Pilatus Aircraft^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

In production^[source]

Primary users

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

Qatar Emiri Air Force PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service^[source]

Number built

133^[source]

212 (Q1 2024)^[source]

Manufactured

1977–2002^[source]

2015–present^[source]

First flight

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

11 May 2015^[source]

Developed into

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

—

Capacity

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

10 passengers^[source]

Introduction date

—

1 April 2018^[source]

Aspect ratio

—

9.35^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

2,705 kg (5,964 lb), 888.5 US gal (3,363 L)^[source]

Cabin

—

7.01 m × 1.69 m × 1.55 m long × wide × high ( 23 ft 0 in × 5 ft 7 in × 5 ft 1 in)^[source]

Cabin altitude

—

2,438 m at 13,716 m (8,000 ft at 45,000 ft), 8.78 psi (0.605 bar)^[source]

Stall speed

—

154 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn)^[source]

Time to altitude

—

45,000 ft (14,000 m) 27.1 mins^[source]

Wing loading

—

259 kg/m 2 (53 lb/sq ft)^[source]

Fuel consumption

—

0.58 kg/km (2.1 lb/mi) Mach 0.72/416 kn (770 km/h) cruise, 15,375 lb (6,974 kg) weight, FL 450, ISA+3C^[source]

Thrust/weight

—

0.36^[source]

Take-off

—

942 m; 3,091 ft (MTOW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)^[source]

Landing

—

734 m; 2,408 ft (Over 50 ft obstacle, MLW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)^[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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