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The Antonov An-148 (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-148) is a regional jet designed and built by Antonov of Ukraine. Development of the aircraft was started in the 1990s, and its maiden flight took place on 17 December 2004. The aircraft completed its certification programme on 26 February 2007.
A Progress D-436 installed on an Antonov An-158 D-436K The "K" variant was the initial model of the engine. It had a bypass ratio of 6.2 and a pressure ratio of 21.0. Proposed for use in the defunct Antonov An-71. [5] D-436M The "M" variant was proposed for use on the Yak-42M. [6] D-436T1
New models introduced to serial production and delivered to customers include the Antonov An-140, Antonov An-148 and Antonov An-158 regional airliners. Among several modernisation projects, Antonov received orders for upgrading "hundreds" of its An-2 utility planes still in operation in Azerbaijan , Cuba and Russia to the An-2-100 upgrade version.
Antonov Airlines is a Ukrainian cargo airline, a division of the Antonov aviation company. It operates international charter services in the oversized-cargo market. Its main base is Hostomel Airport near Kyiv. In the aftermath of the Battle of Hostomel Airport, Antonov relocated its remaining aircraft to Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Jet airliners became 70% more fuel efficient between 1967 and 2007, [49] 40% due to improvements in engine efficiency and 30% from airframes. [50] Efficiency gains were larger early in the jet age than later, with a 55-67% gain from 1960 to 1980 and a 20-26% gain from 1980 to 2000. [ 45 ]
The Antonov An-140 is a turboprop regional airliner, designed by the Ukrainian Antonov ASTC bureau as a successor to the Antonov An-24, with extended cargo capacity and the ability to use unprepared airstrips.
Antonov/Taqnia An-132: The only prototype model Antonov/Taqnia An-132 with registration number UR-EXK was damaged beyond repair during the Battle of Antonov Airport. The left wing was damaged beyond repair, in addition to significant shrapnel damage to the engine and fuselage. [441] [442] Antonov An-148
A Russian Air Force Su-34 A Russian Air Force Su-35S A Tu-160 during the 2018 Victory Day Parade A Beriev A-50 in flight A Tu-214R taking off from Borisoglebskoye Airfield An Il-78M of the 203rd Guards Air Refuelling Regiment An An-124-100 accompanied by a Su-27UB A Russian Air Force Ka-52 in flight A Yak-130 at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow