An-12 'Cub'
Cargo Aircraft

An-12 Cargo Aircraft

Designer: Antonov Design Bureau

Russian Designation:  Uncertain at Present

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Medium Transport

Year Adopted:

1957 - First Flight (as civil aircraft)
1958 - First Military Flight

Variants: -A  Paratroop and Cargo Transport
-B   Electronic Intelligence Platform
-C   ECM Platform

Operational Status:

Russia - Still in use
(850 produced until production ended in 1973)

Other Countries: Algeria, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Poland, Syria, and Yugoslavia

Armament:

2 x NR-23 23mm cannon in powered tail turret

Cargo Capacity: (_____ pounds) 20,000 kilograms, or
90 combat equipped troops, or
60 paratroopers

Engine:

4 x Ivchyenko AI-20K single shaft turboprops producing 4,000 horsepower each

Crew:

Uncertain at Present

Wingspan:

124 feet, 8 inches
(38.0 meters)

Length:

121 feet, 4.5 inches
(37 meters)

Height:

32 feet, 3 inches
(9.83 meters)

Maximum Speed:

482 miles per hour 
(777 km per hour)

Take-Off Weight:

61,730 lbs (empty)
28,000 kg (empty)

121,475 lbs (fully loaded)
55,100 kg (fully loaded)
Ceiling:
 		33,500 feet
(10,200 meters)
Range (will full cargo load):
 		750 miles
(1270 kilometers)

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