ANTONOV An-12

Aircraft
Name: 
An-12
Manufacturer: 
ANTONOV
Body: 
Narrow
Wing: 
Fixed Wing
Position: 
High wing
Tail: 
Regular tail, mid set
WTC: 
M
APC: 
C
Type Code: 
L4T
Engine: 
Turboprop
Engine Count: 
Multi
Position: 
(Front) Wing leading mounted
Landing gear: 
Tricycle retractable
Manufacturered as
ANTONOV An-12
SHAANXI Y-8

AN12

Medium sized turboprop freighter. In service since 1959. Turboprop military freighter development based on the twin turboprop An-8 and An-10. Exists in many versions. Russian equivalent to C-130 Hercules. Cockpit pressurized only. Chinese Version: Y-8 series.

Technical Data
Wing span: 
38.00 m
Length: 
33.10 m
Height: 
10.53 m
Powerplant: 

An12: 4 x Ivchenko AI-20k (4.000 SHP) turboprop with 4 blade propellers.Y-8: 4 x Zhuzhou WJ6 (4.250 SHP) turboprop with 4 blade propellers.

Engine Model: 
Ivchenko AI-20, Zhuzhou WJ-6
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2: 
130 kts
Distance: 
700 m
MTOW: 
61000 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS: 
160 kts
ROC: 
1500 ft/min
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS: 
220 kts
ROC: 
1000
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS: 
220 kts
ROC: 
800 ft/min
MACH Climb
MACH: 
n/a
ROC: 
n/a
Cruise
TAS: 
361 kts
MACH: 
n/a
Ceiling: 
335
Range: 
1942 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH: 
n/a
ROD: 
n/a
Descent (to FL100)
IAS: 
300 kts
ROD: 
1500 ft/min
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS: 
n/a
MCS: 
120 kts
ROD: 
n/a
Approach
Vapp (IAS): 
122 kts
Distance: 
500 m

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