AN-178

AN-178 Medium transport aircraft

Max. payload (t)
18
Transportation ability
soldiers/paratroopers/wounded
90 / 84 / 78
Range (with cargo 10 t) (km)
3680

Characteristics

Brochure Antonov AN-178

The AN-178 medium transport aircraft was created on the basis of ANTONOV’s vast experience in development of the transport aircraft in combination with the most innovative technologies. The AN-178 has to replace the AN-12 transports of the preceding generation in the market. The AN-178 airframe and onboard equipment are 50-60% unified with the AN-148 and AN-158 aircraft. D-436-148FM jet engines installed on the AN-178 are the further development of the power plant used on the AN-148 and AN-158. The AN-178 with a cargo door and a ramp in the tail section is intended for delivery of personnel, weaponry and light military vehicles, for transportation of material assets, mail and other cargoes in bulk, containerized and palletized freights. The maximum payload is 18 tons. In emergency situations the AN-178 is able to evacuate civilians from disaster areas, casualties at standard stretchers and airdropping of paratroop rescue teams.

Overall Dimensions

Overall length (m)	32,23
Overall height (m)	9,65
Wing span (m)	30,57

Performance

Max. cruising altitude (m)	12200
Max. cruising speed (km/h)	825
Flight range with cargo 10 t (km)	3680

MTOW (standard variant), kg	51000
MTOW (overload variant), kg	52400
Max payload, kg	18000

Modifications

The AN-178 transport is considered as a platform for development of the whole range of modifications for civil and military purposes.

militaty transport aircraft
civil transport aircraft
SAR
medical aircraft
aircraft for purpouse emergency situations

Program Director AN-178 Viktor Kazurov kazurov@antonov.com

Advantages of AN-178

feature-icon Assurance of effective work in high mountain conditions

feature-icon Operation in conditions of extreme climatate

The AN-178 airplane can be operated from/to both unpaved runways and those with artificial pavement. The airplane allows flying by day and night under normal and adverse meteorological conditions operating from aerodromes located in geographic latitudes between from 73° North to 55° South.

Owing to high-wing position AN-178 can be safety operated from/to wide rate of airfields with different qualities of runways. D-436-148FM engines meet all the current ICAO standards on the ecology and noise level.

Possibility to take off and land at any airfield (including operation from/to unpaved runways). Pressurized cargo compartment with cargo ramp

Autonomous operation at unequipped airfields due to availability of APU and airborne loading/unloading equipment

Modern navigation and radio communication equipment, multifunctional indicators, fly-by-wire system

Cargo cabin

The unique feature of the AN-178 is ability to carry all the types of the existing packaged freights (containerized and palletizedones), including highcapacity 1C containers (sea containers) with lateral sizes of 2,44х2,44 m. This makes it an indispensable transport to provide logistic support in commercial operation and in operations under emergency situations.