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General information
Type	Military transport aircraft
Manufacturer	Antonov
Status	Airworthiness certificate/support withdrawn.
Primary users	Soviet Air Force Aeroflot
Number built	Approx 151
History
First flight	11 February 1956
Retired	2004 (2010 de-facto

The Antonov An-8 (NATO reporting name: Camp) is a Soviet-designed twin-turboprop, high-wing light military transport aircraft.

The first production aircraft was rolled out in December 1958 incorporating de-rated AI-20D engines, (the initial production AI-20D was found to be incapable of delivering the specified power), modified undercarriage control systems, fuel vents, pressurization and de-icing systems, as well as thicker gauge skin in the propeller plane of rotation and increased rudder range of movement

IIn December 1951, OKB-153 initiated the design of a twin-engined assault transport aircraft, designated DT-5/8 (Desahntno-Trahnsportnyy [samolyot] – assault transport aircraft), to be powered by two Kuznetsov TV-2 turboprop engines, and fitted with a large rear cargo door to allow vehicles to be driven straight into the hold On 11 December 1953, the Soviet Council of Ministers issued directive No.2922-1251 to the Antonov OKB, requiring them to build a twin-turboprop transport aircraft derived from the DT-5/8. Bearing the in-house designation Izdeliye P the resulting aircraft had a high wing carrying two turboprop engines, atop a rectangular-section fuselage which could carry 60 troops or 40 passengers. Alternatively. the aircraft could carry a range of vehicles (including ASU-57 assault guns, BTR-40 or BTR-152 armoured personnel carriers) or artillery pieces. The aircraft was fitted with a tricycle undercarriage with main gear units housed in pods on either side of the fuselage, and an upswept rear fuselage providing clearance of the tail unit for loading and unloading..

Variants

Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) Messerschmitt

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Antonov An-8, Camp First flight 11 February 1956

General Info

Crew: 6 (pilot, copilot, navigator, flight engineer, tail gunner, wireless operator)
Capacity: 48 persons / 11,000 kg (24,000 lb) max payload
Length: 26 m (85 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 30 m (98 ft 5 in)
Height: 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 117.2 m² (1,262 sq ft)

Powerplant

Empty weight: 21,250 kg Max takeoff weight: 40,000 kg Powerplant: 2 × Ivchenko AI-20D turboprop engines, 3,860 kW (5,180 shp) each Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propellers

Performance

Maximum speed: 610 km/h
Cruise speed: 480 km/h (300 mph
Range: 2,780 km (1,730 mi, 1,500 nmi)
Service ceiling: 9,600 m )
Rate of climb: 7.12 m/s (1,402 ft/min)

Related development

- Antonov An-10
- Antonov An-12

Special Links Antonov Company Antonov Design Bureau

Links to Youtube & Others

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.

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An-8 Cub "Camp"

Antonov Company is a state-owned commercial company originally established in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Youtube Link

Conceived as a competitive aircraft the Bf 108 would take part in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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Antonov An-8 Camp
First flight 11 February 1956