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AN28
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| Category: | Aircraft Types | 
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| Content control: | EUROCONTROL | 
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| AN28 | |||||
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| Name: | An-28 | ||||
| Manufacturer: | PZL-MIELEC | ||||
| Body: | Narrow | ||||
| Type: | Fixed Wing | ||||
| WTC: | L | ||||
| APC: | A | ||||
| Engine: | Turboprop | ||||
| Engine count: | Multi | ||||
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PZL-MIELEC An-28
Image source: IANS
Description
Commuter airliner and utility transport aircraft. In limited service since 1986. Light passenger and utility transport development for short haul routes based on the An-14. The production was transferred to Polands PZL Mielec in 1978. Used by Polish Air Force and Navy. Westernised version M-28 Skytruck has been exported by Poland since 1996. New stretched, more powerful development of Antonov is the An-38.
General
| Aircraft name | An-28 |
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| ICAO code/WTC | AN28 / L |
| Manufacturer | PZL-MIELEC |
| Type Code/APC | L2T / A |
Technical Data
| Wing span | 22.1 m72.488 ft |
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| Length | 13 m42.64 ft |
| Heigth | 4.6 m15.088 ft |
| Powerplant | An-28: 2 x 960 SHP Glushenkov TVD-103 turboprops with 3 blade propellers.
M-28: 2 x 1.100 SHP Pratt * Whitney Canada PT6A-65B turboprops with 5 blade propellers. |
| Engine Model | Glushenkov TVD-10, Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 |
For further details consult EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database:
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving AN28
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