| Manufacturer |
Convair |
Antonov |
| Description |
The Convair C-131 Samaritan is an American twin-engined military transport produced from 1954 to 1956 by Convair. |
The Antonov An-24 (Russian/Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24; NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 50-seat twin turboprop regional airliner designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau. |
| ICAO Code |
CVLP |
AN24 |
| First Flight |
1949-09-22 |
1959-10-29 |
| Entry Into service |
1950-01-01 |
1962-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1976-01-01 |
| Service End |
1990-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Convair |
Antonov |
| Type |
Military transport |
Regional airliner / military transport |
| Length (m) |
24.14 |
23.53 |
| Height (m) |
8.59 |
8.32 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
3 |
| Max Seating |
48 |
50 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
472 |
485 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
409 |
450 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
7470 |
8400 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
7.2 |
|
| Capacity Description |
48 passengers |
50 passengers |
| National Origin |
|
Soviet Union |
| Number Built |
512 |
1367 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-99 "Double Wasp" 18 cylinder air cooled radial engines, 1865 kW (2501 hp) each |
2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprop engines, 1902 kW (2550 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force, United States Navy , United States Marine Corps , United States Coast Guard |
Aeroflot (former) |
| Status |
|
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_C-131_Samaritan |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-24 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
32.11 |
29.2 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
85.5 |
74.98 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
11.7 |
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |