With the advent of passenger aircraft AN-24 (first flight - October 1959 city) It began creating its military transport options. The first option is easy MTC, the designation of An-24T (transport), It has been redesigned from the first test series An-24 1961 g. On this plane instead of the passenger compartment cargo cabin equipped with a reinforced floor and a folding seats. For loading and unloading of used available on the source machine and the front cargo door, and a new cargo door on the starboard side. Mooring cargo on board was made with the help of nets or tie straps.
Aircraft An-26 – video
The plane allows to deliver loads of up to 4000 kg, or 37 soldier, or produce dropping 33 parachutists with a personal weapon. Also, he could carry 24 wounded on a stretcher, and the three sitting at the two accompanying.
Factory tests conducted by test pilot Yu.V. straps,. State-test aircraft completed in the summer 1963 g. with the estimation. The main observations were: fanernыy floor, after which move cargo quickly came into disrepair, short range, the impossibility of easy loading of military equipment and dropping her parachute. 13 February 1965 g. issued a decree on the establishment of MAP improved modification of An-24T. The aircraft even redesignated AN-34, but it did not stick. Conversion of serial AN-24 began in 1965 g. The construction made significant changes, incl. arranged in the tail section width gruzolyuk 1,4 m and length 2,72 m, for which established two podfyuzelyanyh crest. The entire length of the new cargo floor laid conveyor, a ceiling appeared loading device. The new AN-24T was tested in Kyiv and Fergana. State tests have been quite successful, military concluded, that in general the AN-24T corresponds to the required specification. Tests are not over yet, and it has begun serial production of cars at the factory number 39 in Irkutsk.
AT 1966 g. DB started to further develop lung MTC. For new aircraft An-26, a new tail section of the fuselage was designed with great gruzolyukom, which is closed ramp original design. It provides a hermetic closure, It served as a ladder for loading self-propelled machinery, could be shifted under the fuselage, allowing the load to maintain the vehicle body. This design was patented in 8 countries, including the US, France and England. To conduct joint tests (in a single step) were built in Kiev three machines AN-26. 21 May 1969 g. JN crew. Ketova first raised in the sky the first An-26.
In early June, a car show at Le Bourget. The aircraft underwent extensive tests and was recommended for serial production, which began in 1968 g. Construction of the An-26 was conducted in a very high rate - up to 14-16 units per month. All were released 1398 machines of various modifications, including for export. AN-26 Service started in 1970 g. There are several cases of spontaneous opening of the ramp in flight, which occurred as the fault of the crew, and the fault of the manufacturer. In the history of the AN-26 operation came one heavy crash, occurred 3 May 1985 g. The air encountered AN-26 and Tu-134, killing 94 man. On the basis of the AN-26 was created several modifications for special purposes and flying laboratories.
The performance characteristics of the AN-26
– chief designer: VA. Harvardt
– First flight: 21 May 1969 of the year
– Getting Started: 1973 year
– years of production: 1969 — 1986
– units produced: 1 403
An-26 crew
– 6 human
An-26 passenger capacity
– to 38 personnel of the, or 30 Marines, or 24 wounded on stretchers.
Capacity An-26
– 5500 kg
The dimensions of the An-26
– Length: 23,87 m
– Wingspan: 29,20 m
– Height: 8,575 m
– wing area: 74,98 m²
Weight An-26
– empty weight: 15850 kg
– Normal takeoff weight: 23000 kg
– Maximum takeoff weight: 24000 kg
– Mass fuel in internal tanks: 7080 liters
The engine An-26
– Power point: 2 × TVD AI-24VT
– engine power: 2 × 2820 (2 × 2074)
– Air propeller: AB-72T
– The diameter of the screw: 3,9 m
– Secondary power system: 1 × various block-19A-300
– Link APU: 1 × 800 kgf
An 26-speed
– full speed: 540 kmh
– Cruising speed: 435 kmh
Range An-26 flight
– practical range: 1100 km
– Ferry range: 2660 km
– The length of the run: 870 m
– path length: 650 m
Practical ceiling AN-26
– 7300 m
An 26-speed takeoff
– 9,2 m / s
Armament An-26
– point of suspension: 4 beam carrier BDZ-34
– bombs: calibres 500 kg
Photo An-26
Cabin An-26
The rear ramp AN-26
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