Antonov An-12 – Civil and Military Transport Aircraft

Support / Поддержка: Donationalerts - Paypal - Teespring Store - Webmoney USD - Z789416365352 Webmoney EUR - E518067593070 Webmoney RU - R788497986526 The Antonov An-12 (NATO name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than three decades the An-12 was the standard medium-range cargo and paratroop transport aircraft of the Soviet air forces. A total of 1,248 were eventually built. Exists in many versions. Russian equivalent to C-130 Hercules. Cockpit pressurized only. Chinese Version: Y-8 series. AN-12 paratroop transport airplane designed for transportation of troops, military and fighting equipment weighting up to 20 tons performed its first flight. Being one of the best airplanes of such category in the world, the Antonov AN-12 became the basic airplane of the Soviet