Antonov An-140

An-140
Antonov An-140. Hostomel Airport, Ukraine, 2008
General information
TypeTurboprop regional airliner
ManufacturerAntonov
Aviakor
HESA
DesignerAntonov
StatusIn service
Primary usersMinistry of Defense (Russia)
Number built33[1]
History
Manufactured1997–2016
Introduction date2002[2]
First flight17 September 1997
Developed intoHESA Simourgh

The Antonov An-140 is a turboprop regional airliner, designed by the Ukrainian Antonov ASTC bureau as a successor to the Antonov An-24, with extended cargo capacity and the ability to use unprepared airstrips.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference aerotransport.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Первый коммерческий полет Ан-140 // "Авиатранспортное обозрение", № 39, март - апрель 2002