An-26 (according to NATO codification: Curl - "Whirlwind") is a Soviet military transport aircraft developed at the Antonov Design Bureau, a modification of the original An-24 model.
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