The An-24 Coke was yet another in the long line of Antonov transport aricraft utilized by the Soviet Air Force. By Staff Writer
The An-24 "Coke" was yet another in the long line of military transport aircraft produced during the Cold War by the Antonov bureau. The An-24 differed from earlier Antonov products in that it was designed and built to stricter requirements centered around battlefield conditions, in particular, operations from makeshift runways. Besides being utilized as a military transport, the system could be found in various other roles including humanitarian assistance, general cargo transport and as a VIP passenger transport (up to 52 passengers can be carried in this role).
The An-24 is a twin-engine, turboprop-powered, medium-class type transport. The twin Progress engines, like its other Soviet transport counterparts, are mounted on high-wing monoplane wings and a single rudder fin is fit to the empennage. The system is crewed by a minimum of two personnel and the aircraft reportedly can reach out to nearly 400 miles of operational service. China produces their own version of the An-24 as the Xian Y-7 and several still serve in transport functions with former Eastern Bloc nations. The An-24RT variant became the basis for a developmentally improved design in the An-26 "Curl".
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1962
Designation:Antonov An-24 (Coke) Classification Type:Military Transport Contractor:Antonov - Soviet Union Country of Origin: Soviet Union Production Total: 1,367
Operators: Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Republic of the Congo; Cuba; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Egypt; Georgia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; Iran; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Laos; Mali; Mongolia; North Korea; North Vietnam; Poland; Romania; Russia; Slovakia; Somalia; Sudan; Syria; Ukraine; Soviet Union; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen
Variants
An-24 - Initial Production Model Designation; seating for up to 44 passengers.
An-24B - Cargo Transport
An-24T - Cargo Transport
An-24P - Fire-Fighting Variant
An-24V - Fitted with 2 x Ivchenko AI-24A turboprop engines of 2,550ehp; seating for up to 50 passengers.
An-24V (Series II) - Passenger/Cargo Variant; seating for up to 50 passengers.
An-24RT - Based on the An-24T; fitting auxiliary turbojet engine.
An-24RV - Based on An-24V; fitted with auxiliary turbojet engine of 1,985lbs thrust.
Y-7 - Xian-produced version; fitted with 2 x Dongan WJ5A turboprop engines.
Y-1 100 - Xian-produced version; revised cockpit and crew cabin; implementation of winglets; improved throughout.
Y-7 200 - Xian-produced version; sans winglets; revised avionics suite.
Y-7 200A - Xian-produced version; fitted with 2 x Pratt & Whitney PW127C turboprop engines.
Y-7 200B - Xian-produced civilian transport version.
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