Antonov An-14

what is it?

The Antonov An-14 Pchelka or Bdzhilka (Ukrainian: «Бджілка», "Little Bee", NATO reporting name: Clod) is a Soviet utility aircraft which was first flown on 15 March 1958. It was a twin-engined light STOL utility transport, with two 300 hp Ivchenko AI-14RF radial piston engines. Serial production started in 1966, and about 300 examples were built by the time production ended in 1972.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · shoulder wing · fixed tricycle gear · 22 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 210 km/htop speed
• range 650 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 8passengers
• size 3,600 kgmax take-off weight
• built 332made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 68 years ago, in 1958.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 22 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1958

introduced

1966

retired

2002

status

still flying

number built

332

role

utility transport

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

makers

Antonov, Progress Works, Progress (aviation plant, Arseniev)

engines

2× Ivchenko AI-14RF / AI-14R / AI-14RF

passengers

8

length

11.4 m

wingspan

22 m

height

4.6 m

max take-off weight

3,600 kg

top speed

210 km/h

cruise speed

180 km/h

range

650 km

ceiling

5,000 m

wings

shoulder wing

landing gear

fixed tricycle gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.