An-28
Antonov An-28 of Rodina
Role	Short-range airliner
Manufacturer	Antonov
First flight	September 1969
Introduced	1986
Status	Operational
Primary user	Aeroflot
Produced	1975-1993
Number built	191
Developed from	Antonov An-14
Variants	PZL M-28 Antonov An-38

The Antonov An-28 (NATO reporting name Cash) is a 2-engined light prop transport aircraft, developed from the Antonov An-14M. It was the winner of a competition against the Beriev Be-30 for use by Aeroflot as a short-range airliner.^[1] It first flew in 1969.

A total of 191 were built and 68 remain in airline service at August 2006.^[2]

After a short pre-production series built by Antonov, it was licence-built in Poland by PZL-Mielec-Mielec. In 1993, PZL-Mielec developed its own improved variant, the PZL M-28 Skytruck.

Contents 1 Development 2 Variants 3 Operators 3.1 Civil Operators 3.2 Military Operators 3.3 Former Operators 4 Notable accidents and incidents 5 Specifications (An-28) 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Development

The An-28 is similar to the An-14 in many of its aspects, including its wing structure and twin rudders, but features an expanded fuselage and turboprop engines, in place of the An-14's piston engines. The An-28 first flew as a modified An-14 in 1969. The next pre-production model did not fly until 1975. In passenger carrying configuration, accommodation was provided for up to 15 people, in addition to the two-man crew.^[3] Production was transferred to PZL-Mielec in 1978. The first Polish-built aircraft did not fly until 1984. The An-28 finally received its Soviet type certificate in 1986.

[edit] Variants

An-14A

The original Antonov designation for an enlarged, twin-turboprop version of the An-14.

An-14M

Prototype.

An-28

Twin-engined short-range utility transport aircraft, three built.

An-28RM Bryza 1RM

Search and rescue, air ambulance aircraft.

An-28TD Bryza 1TD

Transport version.

[edit] Operators

[edit] Civil Operators

Major operators of the 68 Antonov An-28 aircraft remaining in airline service include:

• Avluga-Trans (11)

 Kyrgyzstan

• Kyrgyzstan Airlines (5)

 Moldova

• Tepavia Trans (4)

 Russia

• Vostok Airlines (5)

 Suriname

• Blue Wing Airlines (4 - one crashed on April 3, 2008)

 Tajikistan

• Tajik Air (8)
• Some 21 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type.^[2]

[edit] Military Operators

 Djibouti

• Djibouti Air Force (1)

 Peru

• Peruvian Army (2)

 Poland

• Polish Air Force (12 in PZL M28 variant)

 Georgia

• Georgia Air Force

[edit] Former Operators

 Soviet Union

• Aeroflot.

[edit] Notable accidents and incidents

• May 25, 2005: A chartered Maniema Union Antonov An-28 aircraft, owned by Victoria Air, crashed into a mountain near Walungu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 30 minutes after takeoff. All of the 22 passengers and 5 crew members were killed.
• April 3, 2008: An Antonov An-28 operated by Blue Wing Airlines crashes upon landing near Benzdorp in Suriname. All 19 on board are killed.
• March 31, 2009: A Polish Air Force PZL M28 (An-28TD Bryza 1TD) crashes upon landing in Gdynia, Poland. All 4 on board are killed. It was a training flight simulating landing without one engine.
• On October 15, 2009, an Antonov An-28 of Blue Wing Airlines departed the runway on landing at Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip, Suriname and hit an obstacle. The aircraft was substantially damaged and four people were injured, one seriously.^[4]

[edit] Specifications (An-28)

Data from Airliners.net^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1-2
• Capacity: 18 passengers
• Length: 12.98 m (42.57 ft)
• Wingspan: 22.00 m (72.18 ft)
• Height: 4.6 m (15.08 ft)
• Wing area: 39.7 m² (427 ft²)
• Empty weight: 3,900 kg (8,600 lb)
• Loaded weight: 5,800 kg (13,000 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 6,100 kg (13,450 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Glushenkov TVD-10B or Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B turboprops, 960 shp (720 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 355 km/h (190 knots, 220 mph)
• Range: 510 km (270 nm, 320 mi)
• Service ceiling: m (ft)
• Rate of climb: 12.0 m/s (2,360 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 146 kg/m² (29.9 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 250 W/kg (0.15 hp/lb)

[edit] See also

Related development

• Antonov An-14
• Antonov An-38
• PZL M-28 Skytruck
  

Comparable aircraft

• De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
• Dornier 228
• GAF Nomad
• Harbin Y-12
• IAI Arava
• LET L-410 Turbolet
• Shorts SC.7 Skyvan
  

Related lists

• List of airliners
• List of civil aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
  

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Antonov An-28

• List of all PZL M28 aircraft used by Polish Air Force
• An-28/M28/M28B production list

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