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To: Sokol

I think I found it: It is the AN-72


10 posted on 07/18/2013 8:50:58 AM PDT by Sokol
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11 posted on 07/18/2013 9:03:15 AM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
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Interesting engine placement. Much safer for ground crews, much more immune to FOD from rough airstrips. Additional lift and low speed control from blowing exhaust over the top of the wing.


12 posted on 07/18/2013 9:06:24 AM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
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>>>I think I found it: It is the AN-72<<<

An-72 is a STOL military tactical airlift aircraft. Cargo only and none of them are in civilian use. An-71 is a AWACS version. Civilian version of An-72, specifically modified for extreme cold conditions is known as An-74 (a prototype was called An-72A until it went to serial production in 1986).


14 posted on 07/18/2013 9:12:58 AM PDT by cunning_fish
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Actually, you probably want the AN-74, the arctic variant of the AN-72.


16 posted on 07/18/2013 9:18:17 AM PDT by Doug Loss
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