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General information | |
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Type | Regional jet airliner |
National origin | Ukraine |
Designer | Antonov |
Built by | Antonov Serial Production Plant Voronezh Aircraft Production Association |
Status | In service |
Primary users | Ministry of Defence (Russia)Cubana de Aviación Angara Airlines Air Koryo |
Number built | 47 |
History | |
Introduction date | 2 June 2009 |
First flight | 17 December 2004 (An-148)28 April 2010 (An-158) |
Developed from | Antonov An-74 |
Developed into | Antonov An-178 |
Following a crash in February 2018, all An-148 and An-158 in Russia were grounded by the Russian Ministry of Transport. In addition, Cubana grounded its An-158 fleet as of May 2018 due to several technical issues with the aircraft. Until late 2018,[citation needed] the Antonov An-148 aircraft was also being produced in Russia by Voronezh Aircraft Production Association; however, due to the souring political relationship between Ukraine and Russia, production in Russia was discontinued. The last Russian-built An-148 was completed in October 2018
An-158 stretched fuselage version for 99 passengers in a one-class standard configuration. Other changes include the installation of wingtip fences. The airplane successfully completed its first flight on 28 April 2010, with flight certification tests planned to be completed before the end of 2010;] on 3 March 2011, it was given Russian certification. Nowadays, after flight and land test in night lands airports of Ecuador (Latacunga / Cotopaxi International Airport, 2806 m AMSL) and Bolivia (La Paz / El Alto International Airport, 4061 m AMSL) in November 2013 prepare documentation for obtaining correspondent supplements to the type certificate of this airplane the legs, and the sides of the tires remaining exposed. Built-in entrance stairs enable boarding and disembarking the aircraft without extra ground equipment. The manufacturer claims high fuel efficiency of the Motor Sich D-436-148 engines.
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Cockpit crew | 2 | |
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Seats | 86–99 | |
Seat pitch | 30–34 in | |
Cargo | 14.60 m3 | |
Length | 29.13 m | |
Wingspan | 28.91 m | |
Wing area | 87.32 m2 | |
Height | 8.19 m |
Max. fuel | 12,050 kg (26,570 lb) | |
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Turbofan (x 2) | Progress D-436-148 | |
Thrust (x 2) | 14,000 lbf; 63 kN |
On 24 February 2022, at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine, the first attacks were launched at Kyiv-Antonov-2 airfield, the site of Antonov's test flights and home base of the planes of Antonov Airlines.
Antonov Company is a state-owned commercial company originally established in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Conceived as a competitive aircraft the Bf 108 would take part in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.