| Manufacturer |
Handley Page |
Antonov |
| Description |
The Handley Page HPR.7 Dart Herald is a British turboprop passenger aircraft, designed in the 1950s as a DC-3 replacement, but only entering service in the 1960s by which time it faced stiff competition from Fokker (F27 Friendship) and Avro (Avro/Hawker Siddeley HS748). |
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 |
|
AN24 |
| First Flight |
1955-08-25 |
1959-10-29 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1962-01-01 |
| Production End |
1968-01-01 |
1976-01-01 |
| Service End |
1987-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Handley Page |
Antonov |
| Type |
Turboprop airliner |
Regional airliner / military transport |
| Length (m) |
22.86 |
23.53 |
| Height (m) |
7.3152 |
8.32 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
3 |
| Max Seating |
56 |
50 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
485 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
442.6276 |
450 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
120.3799 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
8503.92 |
8400 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
9.1694 |
|
| Capacity Description |
50-56 passengers, 11700 lb maximum payload |
50 passengers |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
Soviet Union |
| Number Built |
50 |
1367 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.7 Dart Mk.527 turboprop engines, 1570 kW (2105 hp) each |
2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprop engines, 1902 kW (2550 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Aeroflot (former) |
| Status |
Retired |
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Dart_Herald |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-24 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
28.6512 |
29.2 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
82.3121 |
74.98 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
11.7 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |