Specifications
Year: 1968
Status: Active, Limited Service
Manufacturer(s): Antonov OKB / Beriev - Soviet Union / Russia
Production: 123
Capabilities: Electronic Warfare (EW); Transport; Commercial Market; Reconnaissance (RECCE);
Status: Active, Limited Service
Manufacturer(s): Antonov OKB / Beriev - Soviet Union / Russia
Production: 123
Capabilities: Electronic Warfare (EW); Transport; Commercial Market; Reconnaissance (RECCE);
Crew: 7
Length: 79.56 ft (24.25 m)
Width: 95.80 ft (29.2 m)
Height: 27.30 ft (8.32 m)
Weight (Empty): 34,392 lb (15,600 kg)
Weight (MTOW): 50,706 lb (23,000 kg)
Length: 79.56 ft (24.25 m)
Width: 95.80 ft (29.2 m)
Height: 27.30 ft (8.32 m)
Weight (Empty): 34,392 lb (15,600 kg)
Weight (MTOW): 50,706 lb (23,000 kg)
Power: 2 x ZMKB Progress AI-24T turboprop engines developing 2,803 horsepower each.
Speed: 336 mph (540 kph; 292 kts)
Ceiling: 27,231 feet (8,300 m; 5.16 miles)
Range: 1,634 miles (2,630 km; 1,420 nm)
Ceiling: 27,231 feet (8,300 m; 5.16 miles)
Range: 1,634 miles (2,630 km; 1,420 nm)
Operators: Afghanistan; Bulgaria; China; Cuba; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; Mongolia; Romania; Russia; Soviet Union; Sudan; Ukraine; Vietnam
The An-30 was known to NATO under the codename of "Clank".
Design-wise the An-30 retained much of the form and function of the An-24 that it was originated from. The nose section was obviously reworked for the new role but the aircraft carried a high-wing mainplane arrangement, each seating a turboprop engine at the leading edges. The fuselage was tubular and tapered noticeably at the rear to which a single vertical fin was mounted with low-set horizontal stabilizers. The undercarriage was of a tricycle arrangement and fully-retractable.
As built, the An-30 featured a crew of seven and a length of 79.6 feet, a wingspan of 95.9 feet and a height of 27.2 feet. Empty weight was 34,400 lb against an MTOW of 50,705lb. Power was from 2 x ZMKB Progress AI-24T turboprop engines developing 2,803 horsepower each. Maximum speed reached 335 miles per hour with a cruising speed of 265mph. Range was out to 1,635 miles and the aircraft's service ceiling was 27,230 feet.
The An-24FK served as the only prototype of the An-30's development and this was based on the existing An-24B with a slightly elevated flight deck and navigator's position in the glazed-over nose section. The An-30A was the first in-service production form and introduced into the civilian market through the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Soviet). Some of the stock was also sold off to export customers. The An-30B was the follow-up, militarized model for service in the Soviet Air Force and differed in its avionics suite. Later versions also had countermeasures kits fitted.
The An-30D "Sibiryak" was a long-range development of the An-30A production model. The aircraft were given increased range through larger fuel stores and were equipped with more modern and mission-specific systems. These served in the civilian market.
The An-30FG was a one-off Czech Air Force An-30 which carried Western radar. The An-30M "Meteozashchita" was a weather research platform. The An-30R became an NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) reconnaissance platform for Soviet Air Force service. This mark served handily in the Chernobyl crisis of 1986.
The An-30 series serves in a limited capacity today (2017) with civil operator Aero-Fret in the Congo and Bulgaria, Romania, Russia and Ukraine being the only known military operators.
Armament
None.
Variants / Models
• An-30 "Clank" - Base Series Designation
• An-24FK - Prototype; converted from An-24B model; revised / glazed nose section.
• An-30A - Civilian market variant; 65 examples.
• An-30B - Soviet Air Force model; 26 examples.
• An-30D "Sibiryak" - Long-range cold-weather service variant.
• An-30FG - Czech Air Force model; Western weather radar system installed; single example.
• An-30M "Meteozashchita" - Weather research platform.
• An-30R - NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) reconnaissance platform.
