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624 RIGHT International, 23 October I97S COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SURVEY Turboprops cont - 170 in — —-120in-» t 108 in ^- —' J ') J i 40 in LOCKHEED L-100-30 SUPER HERCULES Interior cross-section large enough to accept standard 8ft x 8ft containers Total bulk volume 6,067cuft ©, IFytSKnr NT E a N ATI ON A L COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD continued from page 617 of the B4 with a large freight door. In response to requests for proposals from Air France, British Airways and Lufthansa for a 200-seater, Airbus Industrie has refined its studies of a short-bodied derivative designated the A300B10 and powered by the CF6-6 or RB.211-22B. Studies have also been made of a version powered by the JT9D. The long-bodied B9 and long- range Bll are receiving very much less attention. (See page 616.) A300B1 orders: Trans European Airways, 1 (long-term lease). A300B2 orders: Air France, 6 plus 10 options; Indian Airlines, 3 plus 3; Lufthansa, 3 plus 9; South African Airways (B2K), 4 plus 4. A300B4 orders: Air Siam,* 1 plus 1; Germanair, 1; Korean Air Lines, 6; Trans European, 1 plus 1; un-named customer, 1. * Subject to flnalisation of financial details. Antonov An-12 "Cub" A small number of high-wing, four- engined An-12s, a freighter conversion of the An-10, are in service with Aeroflot, LOT, Bulair and Cubana. Powered by four 4,000 e.s.h.p. Ivchenko AI-20K turboprops, the An-12 is rather smaller than the Hercules, to which it has some resemblance, and has a maximum take-off weight of 121,4751b, 55,100kg, an empty weight of 61,7301b, 28,000kg and is credited with take-off and landing runs of 2,300ft, 700m, and 1,640ft, 500m respectively. Aeroflot has test-flown a ski-equipped version. Current production status uncertain. An-12 orders: number built 900-plus. Antonov An-22 Anteus "Cock" Aeroflot first operated two prototype An-22s in 1967 on experimental freight services and a small number of production aircraft are now believed to be in use for freight flights to the under-developed northern region of the USSR. Western observers had their first chance to inspect the An-22 at the 1965 Paris Salon, only four months after the prototype's first flight. Designed primarily as a military freighter, the production An-22 has a maximum take off weight of 551,1601b, 250,000kg (similar to the maximum weight of the DC-10-30), an empty weight of 251,3251b, 144,000kg and a maximum payload of 176,3501b, 80,000kg. Power for the high-wing transport is provided by four 15,000 e.s.h.p. Kuznetsov NK-12MAs driving four-bladed contra- rotating propellers. An-22 orders: number built 60-plus, including 30 civil. Antonov An-24 "Coke," An-26 "Curl" and An-30 "Clank" The basic An-24 is the Soviet Union's equivalent of the F.27, HS.748 and YS-11; it was conceived around 1958 and the first prototype flew in April 1960. The aircraft was originally intended to be a 32/40-seater, but by the time it appeared the capacity had been increased to 44-50 seats; the first services with Aeroflot took place during late 1963.
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