Antonov An-70 Medium Military-Transport Aircraft Family
The Antonov An-70 is a Ukrainian/Russian medium military-transport aircraft designed for heavy payloads, short-field operations, and rapid movement of vehicles, troops, cargo, and paratroopers. Its four propfan engines and rough-field capability made it an important post-Cold-War transport technology demonstrator and a proposed successor to the An-12, although production remained limited.
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Identity
- Aliases
- An-70Antonov An-70An-70 medium military transportAN-70
- Family Name
- Antonov An-70
- Full Name
- Antonov An-70 Medium Military-Transport Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militarycargoutilitytechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Cruise Speed Kph
- 725
- Max Payload Mass Kg
- 47,000
- Operating Modes
- land
- Range Km
- 5,100
- Service Ceiling M
- 12,000
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventionalstol
- Description
- The Antonov An-70 is a Ukrainian/Russian medium military-transport aircraft designed for heavy payloads, short-field operations, and rapid movement of vehicles, troops, cargo, and paratroopers. Its four propfan engines and rough-field capability made it an important post-Cold-War transport technology demonstrator and a proposed successor to the An-12, although production remained limited.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 16.4
- Length M
- 40.65
- Wingspan M
- 44.06
- First Flight Year
- 1,994
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Antonov identifies four D-27 engines with SV-27 counter-rotating propfans on the An-70. The existing exact propulsion node is Ivchenko-Progress D-27 turbopropfan.
- Name
- An-70 D-27 installation
- Notes
- Antonov identifies the An-70 as a medium military transport aircraft powered by four D-27 engines with SV-27 counter-rotating propfans. The exact model and count are represented here; placement and stage remain unspecified at this record boundary.
Links
- Official Url
- https://antonov.com/en/history/an-70
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 8, 2026 at 00:23:36 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 25, 2026 at 05:49:39 UTC