| Manufacturer |
Antonov |
Hawker Siddeley |
| Description |
projected VTOL military transport |
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. |
| ICAO Code |
AN32 |
A748 |
| First Flight |
1976-07-09 |
1963-12-21 |
| Production End |
2012-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
1998-01-01 |
| Designer |
Antonov |
Hawker Siddeley |
| Type |
Military transport aircraft |
Transport aircraft |
| Length (m) |
23.78 |
23.7744 |
| Height (m) |
8.75 |
9.144 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
42 |
52 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
530 |
514.8556 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
470 |
435.2196 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
144.4559 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9500 |
7315.2 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
6.096 |
| Capacity Description |
42 paratroopers/50 passengers/24 Casualties on stretcher with three medical personnel / 6700 kg max payload |
52 troops, 40 paratroops or 24 stretcher cases / 14365 lb payload |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
|
| Number Built |
373 |
37 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × ZMKB Progress AI-20DM turboprop engines, 3812 kW (5112 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce RDa.12 Dart Mk 201 turboprop engines, 2420 kW (3245 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Indian Air Force, National Air Force of Angola, Sri Lanka Air Force, Ukrainian Air Force |
Royal Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, 748 Air Services |
| Status |
In service |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-32 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Andover |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
29.2 |
29.8704 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
75 |
77.2396 |
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |