Antonov An-28

what is it?

The Antonov An-28 (NATO reporting name Cash) is a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft, developed from the Antonov An-14M. It was the winner of a competition against the Beriev Be-30, for use by Aeroflot as a short-range airliner. It first flew in 1969. A total of 191 were built and 16 remain in airline service as at August 2015.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · shoulder wing · retractable tricycle gear · 22.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 350 km/htop speed
• range 1,365 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 17passengers
• size 6,500 kgmax take-off weight
• built 191made 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 57 years ago, in 1969.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 22.1 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,365 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1969-09

introduced

1984

status

still flying

number built

191

role

short-range airliner, utility aircraft

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

makers

Antonov, PZL Mielec, PZL

engines

2× Glushenkov TVD-10B / PT6 / Gluschenko TVD-10 / Isotov TVD-850 / PZL TWD-10B

crew

2

passengers

17

length

13.1 m

wingspan

22.1 m

height

4.9 m

max take-off weight

6,500 kg

top speed

350 km/h

cruise speed

335 km/h

range

1,365 km

ceiling

6,000 m

wings

shoulder wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

AN28

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