The Antonov An-70 is a four-engine medium-range transport aircraft, and the first large aircraft to be powered by propfan engines. It is being developed by Ukraine's Antonov design bureau to replace the obsolete An-12 military transport aircraft. The maiden flight of the first prototype took place on December 16th 1994 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Variants[]
- An-70T: A version of the An-70 sans suffix adopted for the civilian market.
- An-70T-100: A proposed lighter version of the An-70T with two D-27 propfans and simplified landing gear for civilian use. The variant was intended to haul 30 tons (66,000 lb) of cargo over a distance of 620 miles (997.8 kilometers), or 20 t (44,000 lb) for 2,700 miles (4,345.23 kilometers).
- An-77: Proposed in July 2017 for joint development between the British Empire and Ukraine, this modernized version of the An-70 would fill the gap between the Aberdeen and CC-177 Stingray. It replaced the Antonov An-12 and Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft.
- An-112KC: Aerial refueling version of the An-70.
- An-170: A heavy-lift version with a stretched fuselage and greater wing span. The aircraft is powered by the Progress D-227, a more powerful derivative of the Progress D-27 producing 16,000–17,000 hp (12,000–13,000 kW) of output.
