Antonov An-24
| An-24 | |
|---|---|
| Volga-Avia Antonov An-24 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Regional airliner / military transport |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Antonov |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Aeroflot (former) |
| Number built | 1,367+ |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1959–present (in China as Y-7) |
| Introduction date | 1962 |
| First flight | 29 October 1959 |
| Variants | Antonov An-30 Antonov An-26 Antonov An-32 Xi'an Y-7 Antonov/Taqnia An-132 |
The Antonov An-24 (Russian/Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24; NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop regional airliner designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau. Later variants saw other uses, such as military transport and aerial cartography. The aircraft was manufactured by the Kyiv, Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude Aviation Factories. It is still license-produced in China as the Xi'an Y-7.
The An-24 was the first of a future family of turboprops by Antonov. The first variant was the An-30, which came equipped with a cartographic configuration. It was then followed by the An-26, which was a more militarized version of the airliner. The final variant was the An-32, which was given more modernized equipment and powerful engines. The An-132 was the result of a joint venture between Antonov and Saudi Arabia's Taqnia to develop a modernized version of the An-24 family, but Taqnia left the project and the only prototype was destroyed, which led to the project being cancelled.