An-26

The An-26An-26 is equipped with two AI-24VT turboprop engines and one additional RU-19A-300 jet engine installed in the right main engine nacelle. Thanks to the large width of the cargo hatch opening (2.4 m) and the installation of a special ladder-leaf, convenient loading is possible both from the ground and from the car body, which greatly speeds up and facilitates loading and unloading operations. The largest aircraft in its class.

Design

An-26 cockpit, pilots' workplaces

The An-26 glider is an all-metal cantilever, twin-engine monoplane with a high wing, single-keel vertical empennage with forkeel and two ventral fins.

The An-26 is equipped with two AI-24VT turboprop engines and one additional RU-19A-300 jet engine installed in the right main engine nacelle. Thanks to the large width of the cargo hatch opening (2.4 m) and the installation of a special ladder-leaf, convenient loading is possible both from the ground and from the car body, which greatly speeds up and facilitates loading and unloading operations. The largest aircraft in its class.

In China, the Xian Y-7, based on the An-26, was developed and produced.

Currently, the An-26-100 passenger modification with a capacity of up to 43 people is in operation. The aircraft were converted into passenger ones at the factory from the basic cargo modification and have the disadvantage of the absence of luggage racks. A total of 1403 aircraft of this type were built.