Antonov An-140

what is it?

The Antonov An-140 is a turboprop regional airliner, designed by the Ukrainian Antonov ASTC bureau as a successor to the Antonov An-24, with extended cargo capacity and the ability to use unprepared airstrips.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · shoulder wing · retractable tricycle gear · 24.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 575 km/hcruise speed
• range 900 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 52passengers
• size 19.2 tmax take-off weight
• built 36made 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 29 years ago, in 1997.
• 🚗Wingspan of 24.5 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).

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

spec sheet

first flight

1997-09-17

introduced

1999

status

still flying

number built

36

role

turboprop regional airliner

origin

🇺🇦 Ukraine

makers

Aviakor, KhAZ, Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company

engines

2× Motor-Sich AI-30 series 1

crew

2

passengers

52

length

22.6 m

wingspan

24.5 m

height

8.2 m

max take-off weight

19.2 t

top speed

—

cruise speed

575 km/h

range

900 km

ceiling

7,600 m

wings

shoulder wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

A140

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