An-14 Pchelka
Antonov An-14A at S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport (EYKS), Kaunas, Lithuania
Role	Utility transport
Manufacturer	Antonov
First flight	1958
Introduced	1966
Status	Operational
Primary users	Soviet Air Force Aeroflot Afghan Air Force East German Air Force
Produced	1966-1972
Number built	332
Variants	Antonov An-28

The Antonov An-14 Pchelka (Russian: «Пчелка», "Little Bee", (NATO reporting name Clod) was a Soviet utility aircraft first flown in 1958. It was a twin-engined light STOL utility transport, with two 300 hp Ivchenko AI-14RF radial piston engines. Serial production started in 1966, and about 300 examples were built by the time production ended in 1972. The An-14 failed to replace the more successful An-2 biplane, which was manufactured until 1990, (the An-2 is still manufactured on special orders). The An-14's successor, the An-28 with turboprop engines, is still manufactured at PZL Mielec factories in Poland under the names PZL M28 Skytruck and PZL M28B Bryza.

With very stable flight characteristics, the An-14 could be flown by anyone after a few hours of basic training. A few dozen An-14 still remain in service.

[edit] Operators

 Afghanistan

• The Afghan Air Force operated 12 from 1985 through 1991.

 Bulgaria

• Bulgarian Air Force

 East Germany

• East German Air Force

 Mongolia

• Mongolian People's Air Force- operated 2 from early 1970s through 1980

 Guinea

 Soviet Union

• Soviet Air Force
• Aeroflot

[edit] Specifications (An-14)

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General characteristics

• Crew: two
• Capacity: 7-9 passengers or 1,320 lb (600 kg) cargo
• Length: 37 ft 3 in (11.36 m)
• Wingspan: 72 ft 2 in (22 m)
• Height: 14 ft 4 in (4.36 m)
• Wing area: 427.2 ft² (39.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,732 lb (2,600 kg)
• Loaded weight: 7,606 lb (3,450 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,000 lb (3,630 kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Ivchenko AI-14RF air-cooled radial engines, 300 hp (224 kW) each

Performance

• Cruise speed: 175 km/h (121 mph)
• Range: 650 km (1,055 mi) (6 passengers and 507 kg cargo)

• Ferry range: 5,000 km (8,100 mi)

• Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
• Rate of climb: 5.3 m/s (1,043 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 87 kg/m² (17.86 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 5.75 kg/hp (lb/hp)
• Fuel consumption (take-off): 280 g/hp/hour
• Fuel consumption (cruise): 215 g/hp/hour
• Landing Speed: 78 km/h (49 mph) Full flaps
• Landing Roll: 100 m (328 ft)
• Takeoff Roll: 100 m (328 ft)
• Cabin size: 3.1 x 1.53 x 1.6 m (10 ft 2 in x 5 ft x 5 ft 3 in)

[edit] See also

Related development

• Antonov An-28
• Antonov An-38
  

Comparable aircraft

• Shorts Skyvan
• IAI Arava
  

[edit] References

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