The Antonov An-148 (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-148) is a regional jet airliner designed by the Ukrainian Antonov company and produced by Antonov itself and also on outsource by the Soviet Union's Voronezh Aircraft Production Association. Development of the aircraft was started in the 1990s, and the maiden flight took place on December 17th, 2004. The aircraft completed its certification program on February 26th, 2007. The An-148 has a maximum range of 1,100-2,400 nautical miles (2,037-4,445 kilometers) and is able to carry 68–85 passengers, depending on the configuration.
The Antonov An-158 is a stretched fuselage version of the aircraft, accommodating up to 99 passengers.
Variants[]
- An-148-100A: Primary version of the An-148. It has a passenger capacity of 85 in a one-class dense configuration or 68 in a two-class configuration, and a range of 1,100 nautical miles (2,037.2 kilometers).
- An-148-100B: Extended-range version, up to 1,900 nautical miles (3,518.8 kilometers).
- An-148-100E: Extended-range version, up to 2,400 nautical miles (4,444.8 kilometers).
- An-148-200: Unified with An-158 by the rear part of the fuselage. Hence maximum seating capacity is increased to 89 passengers in dense configuration, comparing to 85 for An-148-100.
- An-148-300: Previously referred to as the An-168, business variant, seating 8-40 passengers, with a range up to 3,800 nautical miles (7,037.6 kilometers).
- An-148DRLV: Proposed airborne early warning and control variant.
- An-158: Stretched fuselage version for 99 passengers in a one-class standard configuration. Other changes include the installation of wingtip fences. The airplane successfully completed its first flight on April 28th 2010, with flight certification tests planned to be completed before the end of 2010; on March 3rd 2011, it was given Russian certification. Nowadays, after flight and land test in night lands airports of Ecuador (Latacunga/Cotopaxi International Airport, 2806 m AMSL) and Bolivia (La Paz/El Alto International Airport, 4061 m AMSL) in November 2013 prepare documentation for obtaining correspondent supplements to the type certificate of this airplane.
- An-178: Cargo variant, with a payload capacity of 15 t (15,000 kg; 33,000 lb). The wing outer panels (including winglets), front fuselage with cockpit and nosewheel leg come from the An-158. The cargo hold is slightly enlarged, and there is an extra pair of main-wheels on each side. The An-178 was previously known as the An-148T, which would have had the Progress AI-727 turbofan as a potential power plant option.
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Avro RJ Whisperjet
CAMCO C919- Canadair CSeries
- Embraer E-Jet/Embraer E-Jet E2
- Mitsubishi MRJ
- Sukhoi Superjet 100
- Tupolev Tu-334
