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The Antonov An-24 (NATO reporting name: "Coke") is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau.

Development

It was first flown in 1959. Over 1,000 examples were built and 880 are still in service worldwide, mostly in the CIS and Africa. As of August 2006 a total of 448 Antonov An-24 aircraft were in airline service.
It was designed to replace veteran piston Il-14 transport on short to medium haul trips. The design of the aircraft was optimised for operating from rough strips and unprepared airports in remote locations. The high-wing layout protects engines and blades from debris, and the power-to-weight ratio is higher than that of many comparable aircraft. The machine is rugged and doesn't require sophisticated ground equipment for maintenance.
The prototype build and the main production line was at Kiev-Svyetoshoni which built 985 and 180 were built at Ulan Ude. A further production line at Irkutsk built 197 freighter variants. China's Xian Aircraft Manufacturing Company makes copies of the An-24 as the Yunshuji Y-7. Production continues in China, though production in Ukraine was shut down in 1978.

Variants and design stages

An-24: : Original design. Twin-engined 44-seat transport aircraft.
An-24B: Freight transport version.
An-24T: Freight transport version.
An-24P: : Firebomber or fire-fighting version.
An-24V : 50-seat short-range transport version, powered by two 2,550-ehp (1902-ekW) Ivchenko AI-24A turboprop engines.
An-24V Series II : 50-seat mixed passenger, cargo and freight version.
An-24RT : Similar to the AN-24T, fitted with an anxiliary turbojet engine.
An-24RV : Turbojet boosted version. Similar to the An-24V, but fitted with a 1,985-lb (900-kg) thrust auxiliary turbojet engine.
Xian Y-7 : Chinese-built version - see also Xian MA60
Y-7-100 : Improved version with redesigned cockpit and cabin, also fitted with winglets.
Y-7H : A trainer version based on the Y-7-100
Y-7-200 : Fitted with new avionics, winglets are deleted.
Y-7-200A : Powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW127C turboprop engines.
Y-7-200B : Built for the Chinese domestic market.

Operators

Military

: The Afghan Air Force received six from 1975. ; : Algerian Air Force

: People's Air and Air Defence Force of Angola ; : Armenian Air Force

: Azerbaijan Air Force ; : Bangladeshi Air Force, none in service, all retired

: Armed Forces of Belarus ; : Military of Bulgaria

: Military of Cambodia ; : People's Liberation Army Air Force; as Y-7

: Congolese Air Force ; : Military of Cuba

: Czech air force (before 2005) ; : Luftstreitkräfte der NVA

: Egyptian Air Force ; : Georgian Air Force

: Military of Guinea ; : Military of Guinea-Bissau

: Hungarian Air Force ; : Iranian Air Force

: Iraqi Air Force ; : Military of Kazakhstan

: Military of Laos ; : Military of Mali

: Military of Mongolia ; : Korean People's Army Air Force

: Polish Air Force ; : Romanian Air Force-the last An-24 of the RoAF was retired in 2007

: Russian Air Force ; : Military of Slovakia last one retired in 2006

: Military of Somalia ; : Sudanese Air Force

: Syrian Air Force ; : Ukrainian Air Force

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