| An-28 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Antonov An-28 in 2008 | |
| Role | Short-range airliner, utility aircraft |
| Design group | Antonov |
| Built by | WSK PZL Mielec |
| First flight | September 1969 |
| Introduction | 1986 |
| Status | Operational |
| Primary user | Aeroflot (former) |
| Produced | 1975–1993 |
| Number built | 191 |
| Developed from | Antonov An-14 |
| Variants | PZL M28 |
| Developed into | Antonov An-38 |
The Antonov An-28 (NATO reporting name Cash) is a twin-engined light turboprop transport aircraft, developed from the Antonov An-14M. It was the winner of a competition against the Beriev Be-30, for use by Aeroflot as a short-range airliner.[1] It first flew in 1969. A total of 191 were built and 16 remain in airline service as at August 2015.[2] After a short pre-production series built by Antonov, it was licence-built in Poland by PZL-Mielec. In 1993, PZL-Mielec developed its own improved variant, the PZL M28 Skytruck.
- ^ Lundgren, Johan (1996–2006). "The Antonov/PZL Mielec An-28". Airliners.net. AirNav Systems LLC. Archived from the original on 18 June 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Morrison, Murdo; Fafard, Antoine (31 July 2015). "World Airliner Census 2015". Flightglobal Insight. Flight International (Flightglobal, published 11 August 2015)