Antonov
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Antonov, aka Antonov Aeronautical Scientific/Technical Complex (Antonov ASTC) (Ukrainian: Авіаційний науково-технічний комплекс імені Антонова, АНТК ім. Антонова) is a Ukraine-based aircraft manufacturing and services company (design office prefix An) with particular expertise in the field of very large aircraft construction. Antonov's airplanes range from the rugged Antonov An-2 biplane (which itself is comparatively large for a biplane) through the Antonov An-28 reconnaissance aircraft to the massive Antonov An-124 and An-225 cargo carriers (the latter being the world's biggest aircraft in service). Whilst less famous, the Antonov An-24, An-26 and An-30 series of twin turboprop, high winged, passenger transport aircraft are important for domestic air services particularly in parts of the world once led by communist governments. The Antonov An-72 and An-74 series of small jetliners is slowly replacing that fleet and a larger Antonov An-70 freighter is under certification. The An-70 is outwardly similar to the Airbus A400M design that has yet to fly in Western Europe.
The company is named after Oleg Antonov, its founder and head designer of An-2, An-24, An-22 and other legendary planes.
It is important to note that Antonov company has no industrial possibilities for full-circle constructing of some models it designed. This is a result of Soviet industrial strategy aimed to split military production chains between different regions of USSR. It allowed to minimize potential war risks and prevent Soviet republics from developing self-sufficient economies. That is why many Antonov airplanes were usually constructed by aerospace companies in Kharkiv (Ukraine), Novosibirsk (Russia), and Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
Fields of commercial activity of Antonov ASTC include:
- Aircraft construction and manufacture
- Airfreight services (Antonov Airlines)
- Aircraft maintenance and upgrading
- Aerospace related engineering support
- Operation of the Gostomel airport (Antonov Airport)
- Trolley bus construction and manufacture (an apparent spin-off, using existing technical expertise).
Antonov ASTC is a state-owned commercial company.
Antonov aircraft
Major Antonov Aircraft:
- Antonov An-2
- Antonov An-8
- Antonov An-10
- Antonov An-12
- Antonov An-22
- Antonov An-24
- Antonov An-26
- Antonov An-28 / PZL M-28
- Antonov An-30
- Antonov An-32
- Antonov An-38
- Antonov An-70
- Antonov An-71
- Antonov An-72 / 74
- Antonov An-124
- Antonov An-140
- Antonov An-225
More Aircraft:
- Antonov A-2
- Antonov A-7
- Antonov A-40
- Antonov An-3
- Antonov An-4
- Antonov An-6
- Antonov An-14
- Antonov An-88
- Antonov An-148
- Antonov An-174
- Antonov An-180
- Antonov An-204
- Antonov An-218
- Antonov OKA-38
- Antonov SKV
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