An-22 "Antey" ("product 100", according to NATO codification: Cock - "Rooster") - Soviet heavy turboprop transport aircraft, the world's first wide-body and the world's largest turboprop aircraft.
An-22 "Antey" ("product 100", according to NATO codification: Cock - "Rooster") - Soviet heavy turboprop transport aircraft, the world's first wide-body and the world's largest turboprop aircraft.
It is designed to transport heavy and large-sized weapons, military equipment and troops over long distances, as well as to parachute and land airborne assaults. The first flight was made in 1965. Serially produced 69 copies, including two for strength testing. It was used in the USSR Air Force, continues to be used in the Russian Air Force and the Ukrainian airline "Antonov Airlines".
An-22 "Antey" ("product 100", according to NATO codification: Cock - "Rooster") - Soviet heavy turboprop transport aircraft, the world's first wide-body and the world's largest turboprop aircraft.