Antonov An-22 Antei Heavy Transport Family
The Antonov An-22 Antei is a four-engine heavy transport family developed by the Antonov design bureau for strategic and tactical airlift. Its enormous cargo hold, rear loading arrangement, and turboprop propulsion made it the first Soviet wide-body aircraft and the largest production propeller aircraft, supporting military logistics, outsized cargo, humanitarian missions, and polar operations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- An-22AN-22An-22 AnteiAn-22 AntaeusNATO Cock
- Family Name
- Antonov An-22
- Full Name
- Antonov An-22 Antei Heavy Transport Family
- Roles
- cargomilitaryutility
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Antonov An-22 Antei is a four-engine heavy transport family developed by the Antonov design bureau for strategic and tactical airlift. Its enormous cargo hold, rear loading arrangement, and turboprop propulsion made it the first Soviet wide-body aircraft and the largest production propeller aircraft, supporting military logistics, outsized cargo, humanitarian missions, and polar operations.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Kuznetsov NK-12 installation
- Notes
- An-22 sources identify four NK-12-series turboprops; the canonical node is intentionally family-level and does not invent an NK-12MV/NK-12MA variant record.
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.antonov.com/en/history/an-22
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 21:32:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 21:32:28 UTC