Antonov An-74

The An-74 was initially an upgrade of the An-72 test aircraft, intended to be used in the Arctic and Antarctica; and had the designation An-72A "Arctic".{{cite web|url=https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/33_22313|title=An-74 c/n 001|work=Soviet Transport Database|access-date=13 February 2025}} The aircraft's main purpose is to deliver cargo, equipment and personnel over short- and medium-range routes in any climatic conditions ranging from {{convert|-60|to|45|C|F}} and at any latitude, including the North Pole, and high altitudes. It can operate to and from low grade airstrips such as concrete, pebble, ice and snow aerodromes.

Produced in tandem with the An-72, the An-74 can be fitted with wheel-ski landing gear, de-icing equipment and a number of other upgrades allowing the aircraft to support operations in Arctic or Antarctic environments.

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An unusual design feature of the An-74 (as well as An-72) is the use of the Coandă effect to improve STOL performance, utilizing engine exhaust gases blown over the wing's upper surface to boost lift. The powerplant used is the Lotarev D-36 turbofan engine. The An-74 bears some resemblance to the unsuccessful Boeing YC-14, a prototype design from the early 1970s which had also used overwing engines and the Coandă effect.

The rear fuselage of the aircraft has a hinged loading ramp with a rear fairing that slides backwards and up to clear the opening. The An-74 has a payload of around 11 tons including up to ten passengers in the cargo version, or up to 52 seats in the passenger version; the operating ceiling is {{convert|10100|m|ft}} and cruising speed is {{convert|550 to 700|kph|kn mph}}.{{Cite web |title=Antonov An-74 |url=https://www.aircharterservice.com/aircraft-guide/cargo/antonov-ukraine/antonovan-74 |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=www.aircharterservice.com}} The aircraft may also be used for highly specialized operations:

• pilotage and vessel escort;
• establishing and servicing of drifting stations;
• research operations in Arctic or Antarctic regions;
• visual ice patrol;
• fishery reconnaissance.

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The first An-74 flight took place on September 29, 1983, four years after the An-72, its parent aircraft. Almost immediately after, cold-weather testing and Arctic operations began taking place, fulfilling the intentions of the aircraft designers. Notably, an An-74 evacuated the crew of Arctic station SP-32 on March 6, 2004.{{Cite web |last=Antonov Company |date=2024 |title=AN-74 |url=https://www.antonov.com/en/history/an-74 |access-date=March 7, 2024 |website=Antonov Company}}

As of January 1, 2006, twenty-three out of thirty aircraft registered in Russia were in operation.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

File:Antonov An-74TK-200VIP, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine AN1532079.jpg

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• An-74: Arctic/Antarctic support model with room for five crew, increased fuel capacity, larger radar in bulged nose radome, improved navigation equipment, better de-icing equipment, and can be fitted with wheel-skis landing gear.
• An-74-200: Military transport based on the An-74T
• An-74-200D: VIP/executive transport version of the An-74TK-200. Also called An-74D.
• An-74A: Passenger or freighter model.
• An-74MP: Marine Patrol version. Can transport 44 soldiers, 22 paratroops, 16 stretchers with medical staff, or ten tonnes of cargo.
• An-74T: Freighter version equipped with an internal winch, roller equipment, and cargo mooring points, can also be fitted with static lines for paratroops or dropping air cargo.
• An-74T-100: Cargo version with four crew.
• An-74T-200: Cargo version with two crew.
• An-74T-200A: Military Transport aircraft{{cite web|url=http://www.naumenko.info/an-74t-200a.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025120351/http://www.naumenko.info/an-74t-200a.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 25, 2014|title=AN-74T-200A |work=naumenko.info|access-date=18 February 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://catalog.use.kiev.ua/index.php?action=setLang&lang=eng&search_val=&page=catalog&view=product&id=3&cat_id=33&eid=|title=AN-74T-200A|work=use.kiev.ua|access-date=18 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025233131/http://catalog.use.kiev.ua/index.php?action=setLang&lang=eng&search_val=&page=catalog&view=product&id=3&cat_id=33&eid=|archive-date=25 October 2014}}
• An-74TK-100: Convertible version of the An-74T-100. It could be configured for passengers, cargo or both.
• An-74TK-100S: Medevac version of An-74TK-100.
• An-74TK-200: Convertible version of the An-74T-200.
• An-74TK-200C: Cargo variant of An-74TK-200
• An-74TK-200S: Medevac version of An-74T-200.
• An-74TK-300: Combi aircraft with underslung engines. Developed into the An-148.
• An-74TK-300D: VIP version of An-74TK-300.
• An-74-400: Proposed stretch model of the An-148 (An-74TK-300) with a fuselage insert to extend its length by 26 ft (8 m) and uprated engines.
• File:Antonov An-74TK-300D 3.jpg An-148: An-74 model designed primarily for civil customers with more fuel-efficient, conventionally mounted engines that trade the STOL capabilities of earlier models for lower operating costs and higher speed. Additional emphasis is placed on improved avionics and passenger comfort features. It was initially designated An-74TK-300, making its first flight in 2004.{{cite web |title=АН-148 Regional Turbojet Airplanes |url=https://www.antonov.com/en/history/an-148 |website=Antonov |publisher=Antonov Company |access-date=23 January 2023}}

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• Pouya Air

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• UTair Cargo
• Shar Ink
• 2nd Sverdlovsk Air Enterprise

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• Motor Sich Airlines

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• Egyptian Air Force: Nine (An-74T-200A) (four more on order)

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• Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force: Four (An-74TK-200), seven (An-74T-200); later transferred to Iranian Revolutionary Guard

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• Turkmen Air Force: Two (An-74TK-200){{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/26019/waf/|website=flightglobal.com|title=World Air Forces 2019|access-date=2019-05-17}}

• On 16 September 1991, an An-74 carrying a cargo shipment of fish from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy to Kyiv via Lensk and Omsk crashed after takeoff from Lensk Airport, killing all 13 people on board. The cause of the accident was an overloading of the aircraft, combined with the premature retraction of the wing flaps.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910916-2|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 74 CCCP-74002 Lensk Airport|author=Harro Ranter|date=16 September 1991|work=aviation-safety.net|access-date=18 February 2015}}
• On 23 April 2006, a Libyan Air Force An-74TK-200 carrying food aid to Chad crashed near the village of Kousséri in neighbouring Cameroon after abandoning its landing at N'Djamena. All six Ukrainian crew members were confirmed dead.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060423-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 74TK-200 UR-74038 Kousséri|author=Harro Ranter|date=23 April 2006|work=aviation-safety.net|access-date=18 February 2015}}
• On 27 November 2006, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps Antonov An-74, serial number 15-2255, crashed on takeoff at Tehran Mehrabad Airport. There were 37 fatalities, out of 38 occupants on board the aircraft.{{ASN accident|title= 15-2255|id= 20061127-0}}{{cite news |title=Picture: Iranian Revolutionary Guards An-74 crashes in Tehran, killing 36. Causes unknown |first=Justin |last=Wastnage |location=London |publisher=Flightglobal |date=27 November 2006 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-iranian-revolutionary-guards-an-74-crashes-in-tehran-killing-36-causes-unknown-210774/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230142647/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-iranian-revolutionary-guards-an-74-crashes-in-tehran-killing-36-causes-unknown-210774/ |archive-date=2013-12-30 |url-status=live }}
• On 17 May 2014, a Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force An-74TK-300 carrying Laos Defence Minister Douangchay Phichit and other senior officials crashed in the north of the country in the Xiangkhouang Province, nearly {{convert|500|km|mi}} from the capital Vientiane.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27452919|title=BBC News - Laos Deputy PM Douangchay Phichit dies in plane crash|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=18 February 2015|date=2014-05-17}}
• On 29 July 2017, An-74TK100 UR-CKC of CAVOK Air crashed on take-off from São Tomé International Airport and was damaged beyond repair. A birdstrike was reported and the aircraft overran the end of the runway whilst attempting to abort the take-off.{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170729-0 |title=UR-CKC Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=29 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4ac43a90&opt=0|title=Accident: Cavok AN74 at Sao Tome on Jul 29th 2017, rejected takeoff due to flock of birds results in runway overrun |publisher=AvHerald |access-date=18 August 2018}}
• On 3 August 2020, An-74TK-100 RA-74044 of UTair was written off during a runway excursion after arriving at Gao International Airport, Mali from Modibo Keita International Airport. The aircraft had been carrying out operations for the United Nations task force MINUSMA. No fatalities were reported, but all 11 people on board sustained injuries of varying severity.{{Cite web|last=Noëth|first=Bart|date=2020-08-03|title=UTair Cargo Antonov An-74, operating for MINUSMA, crashes during landing at Gao Airport, Mali|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/utair/utair-cargo-antonov-an-74-operating-for-minusma-crashes-during-landing-at-gao-airport-mali/|access-date=2020-08-04|website=Aviation24.be|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-72TK-100 RA-74044 Gao Airport (GAQ)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20200803-0|access-date=2020-08-04|website=aviation-safety.net}}
• On 24 February 2022, an unknown Antonov An-74 was reported to have been destroyed by Russian artillery along with the Antonov An-225 and other aircraft in the battle in Hostomel, Kyiv.{{cite web|url=https://www.sproutwired.com/antonovs-sources-claim-that-the-worlds-largest-aircraft-an-225-mriya-was-destroyed/|title=Antonov's sources claim that the world's largest aircraft An-225 Mriya was destroyed|date=27 February 2022|access-date=25 March 2022}}

{{Aircraft specs

|ref= The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995

|prime units? = met

|crew= five (captain, first officer, navigator, flight engineer, loadmaster)

|capacity= up to 52 passengers

|length m= 28.07

|length ft= 92

|length in= 1

|span m= 31.89

|span ft= 104

|span in= 7.5

|height m= 8.65

|height ft= 28

|height in= 4.5

|wing area sqm= 98.62

|wing area sqft= 1,062

|empty weight kg= 19,050

|empty weight lb= 42,000

|gross weight kg= 34,500

|gross weight lb= 76,058

|eng1 number= 2

|eng1 name= Lotarev D-36 series 1A

|eng1 kn= 63.9

|eng1 lbf= 14,330

|max speed kmh= 700

|max speed mph= 435

|cruise speed kmh= 550 or 600

|cruise speed mph= 342 or 373

|range km= 4,325

|range miles= 2,688

|ceiling m= 10,100

|ceiling ft= 33,136

}}

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|related=

• Antonov An-71
• Antonov An-72
• Antonov An-148
• Antonov An-178

|similar aircraft=

• Boeing YC-14
• Embraer C-390
• Kawasaki C-2

|lists=

• List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
• List of STOL aircraft
• List of aircraft

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{{Commons category|Antonov An-74}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090107030001/http://www.m9.com.ua/en/vs/passenger/an-74/characteristics.html An-74TK-200 Technical characteristics]
• [http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/transport-m/an72/ An-72/An-74 Family] ( Data for An-72A & List of all known An-72/An-74 Family variants )
• [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/an74-pics.htm An-74 Pictures]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140331160626/http://www.ksamc.com/eng/production/index.php?page=An-74TK-200_main.htm An-74TK-200 modification at KSAMC site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20040824202801/http://www.ksamc.com/eng/production/index.php?page=An-74TK-300_main.htm An-74TK-300 modification at KSAMC site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120811035228/http://www.antonov.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/an-74tk-300 AN-74TK-300 modification at Antonov's site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120728003609/http://www.antonov.com/aircraft/transport-aircraft/an-74t AN-74T modification at Antonov's site]

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