Antonov An-12

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Image:Antonov An-12.JPG The Antonov An-12 (NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft. It is the military version of the An-10A. The first prototype flew in March 1957. Over 900 had been built, in both military and civilian versions, before production finally ended in 1973. The An-12BP entered Soviet military service in 1959. In terms of configuration, size and capability, the aircraft is very similar to the U.S. built Lockheed C-130 Hercules.

Contents 1 Operators 1.1 Civil 1.2 Military 2 Specifications (An-12BP) 3 In Popular Culture 4 References 5 External links 6 Related content

Operators

Currently the An-12 is very popular with cargo operators, especially those in the CIS, Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

Civil

Aeroflot, Air Guinee, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, CAAC, Egyptair, Iraqi Airways

Military

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakstan, Myanmar, Poland, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Specifications (An-12BP)

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|engine (prop)=Progress AL-20L or -20M |type of prop=turboprops |number of props=4 |power main=2,985 kW |power alt=4,000 shp

|max speed main=777 km/h |max speed alt=419 knots, 482 mph |cruise speed main=670 km/h |cruise speed alt=361 knots, 415 mph |never exceed speed main= |never exceed speed alt= |stall speed main= |stall speed alt= |range main=5,700 km |range alt=3,075 nm, 3,540 miles |range more=with maximum fuel; 3,600 km (1,945 nm, 2,235 miles) with maximum payload. |ceiling main=10,200 m |ceiling alt=33,465 ft |climb rate main=m/s |climb rate alt=ft/min |loading main=kg/m² |loading alt=lb/ft² |power/mass main=kW/kg |power/mass alt=shp/lb |armament=

• 2× Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 23 mm cannon in a tail turret (some aircraft)

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In Popular Culture

In the 2005 movie Lord of War, the main character Yuri Orlov, played by Nicholas Cage, commonly uses an Antonov An-12 to transport weapons, and is later said to have "a fleet" of such planes.

References

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External links

• Pictures of An-12

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