The Antonov An-12 is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.

• Role: Civil and Military transport aircraft
• National origin: Soviet Union
• Manufacturer: Antonov
• First flight: 16 December 1957
• Introduction: 1959
• Status: Active service with various airlines (especially cargo) and Air Forces
• Produced: 1957–1973
• Number built: 1,248

Specifications (An-12)

General characteristics

• Crew: 5: 2 pilots, flight engineer, navigator, radio operator
• Payload: 20,000 kg (44,000 lb)
• Length: 33.10 m (108 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 38.00 m (124 ft 8 in)
• Height: 10.53 m (34 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 121.7 m² (1,310 ft²)
• Empty weight: 28,000 kg (62,000 lb)
• Useful load: 60 paratroopers (two BMD-1 armoured vehicles)
• Max. takeoff weight: 61,000 kg (130,000 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × Ivchenko AI-20L or AI-20M turboprops, 4,000 ehp (3,000 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 777 km/h (419 knots, 482 mph)
• Cruise speed: 670 km/h (361 knots, 415 mph)
• Range:
  • With maximum fuel: 5,700 km (3,075 nm, 3,540 mi)
  • With maximum load: 3,600 km (1,945 nm, 2,235 mi))
• Service ceiling: 10,200 m (33,500 ft)
• Rate of climb: 10m/s (1960ft/min)

Armament

• Guns: 2× 23 mm (0.906 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons in a tail turret (some aircraft)