Antonov An-14

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The Antonov An-14 Pchelka (Russian: «Пчелка», "little bee", NATO reporting name Clod) was a Soviet utility aircraft first flown in 1958.

Twin-engined light STOL utility transport. Two 300 Ivchenko AI-14RF radial piston engines. Serial production started in 1966, about 300 were built by the time production ended in 1972. An-14 failed to replace the more successful An-2 which had been manufactured till 1990. (An-2 is still manufactured on special orders.) An-14's successor An-28 with turboprop engines, is still under manufacture in PZL factories in Poland under the Name PZL M28 Skytruck. With very stable flight characteristics, An-14 could be flown by anyone after a few hours of basic training. A few dozen An-14 still remain in service.

[edit] Technical data

Type An-14

Function Transport

Year 1965

Crew 1 to 2

Engines 2 x 300 hp AI-14RF

Fuel consumption (take-off) 280 g/hp/hour

Fuel consumption (cruise) 215 g/hp/hour

Length 11.36 m

Height 4.36 m

Wingspan 22 m

Wing area 39.7 m²

Empty weight 2600 kg

Loaded weight (normal) 3450 kg

Loaded weight (maximum) 3630kg

Wing load 87 kg/m²

Power load 5.75 kg/hp

Cruising Speed at 2000 m km/h 170 to 180 km/h

Landing Speed 78 km/h

Landing Roll 100 m

Takeoff Roll 100 m

Ferry Range km 5000 km

Operational Range (6 passengers and 507kg cargo) km 650 km

Service Ceiling 5000 m

Climb Rate at 5.3 m/s

Cabin size 3.1 x 1.53 x 1.6 m

Seats 7 to 9

or Cargo 600 kg

[edit] Users

[edit] Civil Operators

• Aeroflot.

[edit] Military Operators

• Afghanistan, Bulgaria, East Germany, Guinea, Soviet Union.

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Designation sequence: An-8 - An-10 - An-12 - An-14 - An-22 - An-24 - An-26