| Manufacturer |
Hawker Siddeley |
Antonov |
| Description |
The Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft produced by Hawker Siddeley for the Royal Air Force (RAF), developed from the Avro-designed HS 748 airliner. |
The Antonov An-30 (NATO reporting name: Clank, nicknamed Nastia in the USSR), is a variant of the An-24 designed for aerial cartography developed in the Soviet Union. |
| ICAO Code |
A748 |
AN30 |
| First Flight |
1963-12-21 |
1967-08-21 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1968-07-01 |
| Production End |
|
1980-01-01 |
| Service End |
1998-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Hawker Siddeley |
Beriev |
| Type |
Transport aircraft |
Aerial cartography, reconnaissance and transport |
| Length (m) |
23.7744 |
24.26 |
| Height (m) |
9.144 |
8.32 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
7 |
| Max Seating |
52 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
514.8556 |
540 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
435.2196 |
430 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
144.4559 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
7315.2 |
8300 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
6.096 |
|
| Capacity Description |
52 troops, 40 paratroops or 24 stretcher cases / 14365 lb payload |
|
| Number Built |
37 |
123 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.12 Dart Mk 201 turboprop engines, 2420 kW (3245 hp) each |
2 × Ivchenko AI-24TVT turboprop engines, 2090 kW (2803 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, 748 Air Services |
Russian Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force , People's Liberation Army Air Force, Romanian Air Force |
| Status |
Retired |
In limited service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Andover |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-30 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
29.8704 |
29.2 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
77.2396 |
74.98 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
11.4 |
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |