Antonov An-22

An-22 "Antei"
Antonov An-22
General information
Type	Strategic airlifter
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Antonov
Status	In limited service
Primary users	Russian Aerospace Forces Aeroflot Antonov Airlines
Number built	68
History
Manufactured	1966–1976
Introduction date	1967
First flight	27 February 1965

The Antonov An-22 "Antei" (Russian: Ан-22 Антей, romanized: An-22 Antey;^[1] lit. 'Antaeus'; NATO reporting name: "Cock") is a heavy military transport aircraft designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Powered by four turboprop engines, each driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers, the design was the first wide-body transport aircraft and remains the world's largest turboprop-powered aircraft to date. The An-22 first appeared publicly outside the Soviet Union at the 1965 Paris Air Show. Thereafter, the model saw extensive use in major military and humanitarian airlifts for the Soviet Union, and is still in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces.