Antonov An-8

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An-8
Type Light transport
Manufacturer Antonov
Maiden flight 11 February 1956
Retired 2004
Primary users Soviet Air Force
Aeroflot
Number built 151

The Antonov An-8 (NATO reporting name: "Camp") was a twin-turboprop-engine light military transport aircraft developed in the early 1950s and built in the GAZ-34 factory in Tashkent. It was withdrawn from front-line military duties in the 1970s and many were transferred to Aeroflot. A few aircraft have been spotted flying in Africa, although Antonov withdrew the airworthiness certificate of the type in 2004, thus ending any legal use of the aircraft.

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[edit] Operators

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[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 48 persons
  • Length: 100 ft 10 in (30.74 m)
  • Wingspan: 121 ft 4 in (37 m)
  • Height: ()
  • Useful load: 36,000 lb (16,750 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2× Progress AI-20D turboprop, 4,190 hp (3,863 kW) each

Performance

Armament One 23-mm cannon in the tail turret.


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