Antonov An-140

An-140
Antonov An-140. Hostomel Airport, Ukraine, 2008
Role Turboprop regional airliner
Manufacturer Antonov
Aviakor
HESA
Design group Antonov
First flight 17 September 1997
Introduction 2002[1]
Status In service
Primary users Ministry of Defense (Russia)
Russian Naval Aviation
Motor Sich Airlines
Yakutia Airlines
Produced 1997–2016
Number built 33[2]
Developed into HESA 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. ^ Первый коммерческий полет Ан-140 // "Авиатранспортное обозрение", № 39, март - апрель 2002
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference aerotransport.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).