Antonov An-72 vs Xi'an MA600: 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

Xi'an MA600

Turboprop Regional airliner

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 ↗

Xi'an MA600MA600 · Length

24.71 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

28.07mAn-72 · Length

24.71mMA600 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

28.07 m

An-72 · Length

Single source

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

24.71 m

MA600 · Length

Single source

24.71 m (81 ft 1 in)^[source]

31.89mAn-72 · Wingspan

29.2mMA600 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

31.89 m

An-72 · Wingspan

Single source

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

29.2 m

MA600 · Wingspan

Single source

29.2 m (95 ft 10 in)^[source]

8.65mAn-72 · Height

8.86mMA600 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.65 m

An-72 · Height

Single source

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

8.858 m

MA600 · Height

Single source

8.858 m (29 ft 1 in)^[source]

34.5tGross; An-72 · Gross weight

21.8t

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]

13,730 kg

Empty; MA600 · Empty weight

Single source

21,800 kg

Maximum take-off; MA600 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

13,730 kg (30,269 lb)^[source]

21,800 kg (48,061 lb)^[source]

five

2MA600 · flight crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

five^[source]

2 people

MA600 · flight crew

Single source

2 flight crew^[source]

700km/hMaximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

514km/hMaximum; MA600 · TAS

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

700 km/h

Maximum; An-72 · Maximum speed

Single source

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

430 km/h

Cruise; MA600 · Cruise speed

Single source

514 km/h

Maximum; MA600 · TAS

Single source

514 km/h (319 mph, 278 kn) TAS^[source]

430 km/h (270 mph, 230 kn)^[source]

4,325kmAn-72 · Range

1,430km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,325 km

An-72 · Range

Single source

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

185 km

MA600 · per passenger with reserve + 45min., ISA

Single source

1,430 km

MA600 · with 56 passengers and 198 lb (90kg)

Single source

1,430 km (890 mi, 770 nmi) with 56 passengers and 198 lb (90kg) per passenger with reserve: 185 km + 45min., ISA^[source]

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2,148kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

2,148 kW

MA600 · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127J turboprop engines each

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127J turboprop engines, 2,148 kW (2,881 hp) 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

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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

7,622mMA600 · Service ceiling

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

10 000 м^[source]

7,622 m

MA600 · Service ceiling

Single source

7,622 m (25,007 ft)^[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 Xi'an MA600 configuration
Specification	Antonov An-72	Xi'an MA600
Type	Transport aircraft^[source]	Turboprop Regional airliner^[source]
National origin	Soviet Union^[source]	China^[source]
Manufacturer	Antonov^[source]	Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	In service^[source]
Primary users	Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)^[source]	Civil Aviation Administration of China Laos Government Malawi Air Force Lao Skyway^[source]
Number built	133^[source]	18^[source]
Manufactured	1977–2002^[source]	—
First flight	31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )^[source]	10 October 2008^[source]
Developed into	Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74^[source]	Xi'an MA700^[source]
Capacity	up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo^[source]	60 passengers^[source]
Designer	—	Avic^[source]
Introduction date	—	2010^[source]
Developed from	—	Xi'an MA60^[source]
Taking off altitude limitation	—	3,680 m (12,073 ft) AMSL^[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

Xi'an MA600

Type

Transport aircraft^[source]

Turboprop Regional airliner^[source]

National origin

Soviet Union^[source]

China^[source]

Manufacturer

Antonov^[source]

Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Primary users

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

Civil Aviation Administration of China Laos Government Malawi Air Force Lao Skyway^[source]

Number built

133^[source]

18^[source]

Manufactured

1977–2002^[source]

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First flight

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

10 October 2008^[source]

Developed into

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

Xi'an MA700^[source]

Capacity

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

60 passengers^[source]

Designer

—

Avic^[source]

Introduction date

—

2010^[source]

Developed from

—

Xi'an MA60^[source]

Taking off altitude limitation

—

3,680 m (12,073 ft) AMSL^[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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