Airliner · Civil · Ukraine
Antonov An-24
- October 29, 1959
- First flight
- 1962
- Introduced
- In service
- Status
- 1,367
- Units built
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The Antonov An-24 is a Soviet twin-turboprop regional transport that first flew on 29 October 1959 and entered service in 1962. Designed to operate from rough airstrips, it became one of the most numerous regional aircraft of the Soviet bloc, with more than 1,367 examples built.
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History
In the late 1950s Soviet regional aviation still relied on the piston-engined Ilyushin Il-14, and the Antonov bureau was tasked with replacing it on short- to medium-haul routes. The answer was the An-24, a high-wing design with two Ivchenko AI-24 turboprops conceived specifically for remote airfields and unprepared strips, where ruggedness mattered more than refinement. The prototype took off on 29 October 1959 and the type entered service in 1962.
The most widespread passenger version, the An-24V, seated 50 passengers with a crew of three and offered a maximum range of 2,400 km on full fuel. Production was shared between the Kyiv, Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude factories, and by the time the main line closed in 1976 well over a thousand airframes had been completed, with the overall total exceeding 1,367 aircraft. In China the design continued in licensed production as the Xi'an Y-7, extending the industrial life of the programme.
More than six decades after its first flight, the An-24 remains in service with civil and military operators in several countries, a testament to the simplicity and durability of its design. Its airframe also served as the basis for a whole family of transport derivatives that inherited its austere operating philosophy.
Variants
| An-24 (prototypes) | An-24 | An-24T | An-24A | An-24AEW | An-24ALK | An-24A (NK-4 project) | An-24AT | An-24AT-RD | An-24AT-U | An-24B | An-24D | An-24-I | An-24-II | An-24K | An-24LL | An-24LP | An-24LR-1 'Toros' | An-24LR-2 'Nit' | An-24PRT | An-24PS | An-24R | An-24RR | An-24RT | An-24RT (retranslyator) | An-24RV | An-24ShT | An-24T (first use, project) | An-24T 'Troyanda' | An-24TV | An-24USh | An-24V | An-24VSR | |
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| First flight | October 20, 1959 | October 29, 1959 | November 16, 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aircraft type | Regional turboprop airliner prototype | Regional turboprop airliner | Turboprop tactical transport | Regional turboprop airliner | Turboprop airborne early warning aircraft | Turboprop navaid calibration aircraft | Projected turboprop regional airliner | Projected turboprop tactical transport | Projected turboprop tactical transport | Projected turboprop tactical transport | Regional turboprop airliner | Projected turboprop regional airliner | Regional turboprop airliner | Regional turboprop airliner | Projected turboprop regional airliner | Turboprop flying laboratory | Turboprop forest fire-fighting aircraft | Turboprop ice reconnaissance aircraft | Turboprop earth resources survey aircraft | Turboprop search and rescue aircraft | Turboprop search and rescue aircraft | Turboprop photographic reconnaissance aircraft | Turboprop NBC reconnaissance aircraft | Turboprop tactical transport | Turboprop communications relay aircraft | Regional turboprop airliner | Turboprop airborne command post | Projected turboprop tactical transport | Turboprop anti-submarine detection testbed | Turboprop freighter for export | Turboprop navigator trainer | Regional turboprop airliner | Turboprop navigation trainer |
| Powerplant | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24 turboprops of 1,790 kW (2,400 shp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24 turboprops of 1,790 kW (2,400 shp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × second-series Ivchenko AI-24T turboprops of 2,103 kW (2,820 eshp) each, with water injection. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Kuznetsov NK-4 turboprops; the version was halted when the engine was cancelled. | Coupled Isotov TV2-117DS turboprops. | Coupled Isotov TV2-117DS turboprops plus two booster turbojets podded under the outer wings. | Coupled Isotov TV2-117DS turboprops with three or five PRD-63 solid-propellant JATO bottles. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW each plus a single RU-19 booster turbojet in the starboard nacelle. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × second-series Ivchenko AI-24T turboprops of 2,103 kW (2,820 eshp) each, with water injection. | No published powerplant data: the project never got past the initial idea. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each plus one Tumansky RU-19A-300 auxiliary turbojet of 8.83 kN (800 kgf) in the starboard nacelle. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T turboprops of 2,103 kW (2,820 eshp) each plus one Tumansky RU-19A-300 auxiliary turbojet of 8.83 kN (800 kgf) in the starboard nacelle. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T turboprops of 2,103 kW (2,820 eshp) each plus one Tumansky RU-19A-300 auxiliary turbojet of 8.83 kN (800 kgf) in the starboard nacelle. | 2 × second-series Ivchenko AI-24T turboprops of 2,103 kW (2,820 eshp) each, with water injection. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each plus one Tumansky RU-19A-300 auxiliary turbojet of 8.83 kN (800 kgf) in the starboard nacelle. | 2 × second-series Ivchenko AI-24T turboprops of 2,103 kW (2,820 eshp) each, with water injection. | No engine designation published for this first tactical transport project. | 2 × second-series Ivchenko AI-24T turboprops of 2,103 kW (2,820 eshp) each, with water injection. | 2 × second-series Ivchenko AI-24T turboprops of 2,103 kW (2,820 eshp) each, with water injection. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. Propeller diameter 3.90 m. | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A turboprops of 1,900 kW (2,550 eshp) each, driving four-blade AV-72 constant-speed propellers. |
| Powerplant | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24 | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24 | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Kuznetsov NK-4 | 2 × Isotov TV2-117DS | 2 × Isotov TV2-117DS | 2 × Isotov TV2-117DS | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A + Tumansky RU-19 | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T | 2 × turboprop | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A + Tumansky RU-19A-300 | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T + Tumansky RU-19A-300 | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T + Tumansky RU-19A-300 | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A + Tumansky RU-19A-300 | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T | 2 × turboprop | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24T | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A | 2 × Ivchenko AI-24A |
| Power per engine | 2,400 hp | 2,400 hp | 2,820 hp Best value in this row | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | — | — | — | — | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | 2,820 hp Best value in this row | — | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | 2,820 hp Best value in this row | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | 2,820 hp Best value in this row | 2,820 hp Best value in this row | 2,548 hp | 2,820 hp Best value in this row | — | 2,820 hp Best value in this row | 2,820 hp Best value in this row | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp | 2,548 hp |
| Length | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.5 m Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 23.5 m Best value in this row | — |
| Wingspan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.2 m Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 29.2 m Best value in this row | — |
| Height | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.3 m Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 8.3 m Best value in this row | — |
| Wing area | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 m² Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 75 m² Best value in this row | — |
| Empty weight | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13,300 kg Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 13,300 kg Best value in this row | — |
| MTOW | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21,000 kg Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21,000 kg Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 21,000 kg Best value in this row | — |
| Top speed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 485 km/h Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 485 km/h Best value in this row | — |
| Max speed altitude | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | 6,000 m | — |
| Cruise speed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 450 km/h Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 450 km/h Best value in this row | — |
| Cruise altitude | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | 6,000 m | — |
| Service ceiling | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8,400 m Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 8,400 m Best value in this row | — |
| Initial climb rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 m/s | — |
| Range | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,400 km Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 2,400 km Best value in this row | — |
| Ferry range | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,820 km | — |
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| Endurance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 320 min | — |
| Range conditions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,400 km with maximum fuel and about 550 km with maximum payload. | — | — | — | — | — | 2,400 km with maximum fuel (5,550 litre capacity) and about 550 km with maximum payload. | — |
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| Payload | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,500 kg Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | — | 5,500 kg Best value in this row | — |
| Cargo capacity | Six test aircraft, with the 44-seat cabin of the original design. | First production batch, with a 44-passenger cabin. | Ventral loading hatch, cargo winch and escape hatch aft of the nose gear for airborne troop transport. | 44-passenger cabin with increased interior volume. | N-019 Topaz pulse-Doppler radar fitted to the An-24A airframe. | Phototheodolite and a powerful light source to calibrate optical sensors. | — | Rear loading ramp. | Wider loading ramp than the An-24AT. | Wider cargo ramp and provision for up to three brake parachutes. | Cabin for up to 52 passengers; maximum take-off weight raised to 21,000 kg. | Stretched fuselage seating 60, strengthened structure and increased fuel capacity. | Initial export version of the An-24B, with a 50-passenger cabin. | Late export version of the An-24B, seating 50 in passenger, cargo and mixed layouts. | 18-seat civil transport. | Cabin filled with metrology instrumentation to check the airworthiness of production aircraft. | Cabin tank, optical smoke and flame detectors, flare-dispenser racks and provision to para-drop firefighters. | 'Toros' sideways-looking airborne radar either side of the lower fuselage. | Large 'Nit' sideways-looking radar pod on the side of the lower fuselage. | Cabin fitted with rescue equipment and search devices; some airframes on skis or floats. | A single An-24B adapted for search and rescue, rejected after acceptance trials. | A single An-24A with photographic cameras; it served as testbed for the An-30 camera fit. | RR8311-100 air sampling pods low on the forward fuselage and a sensor pod on a port-side pylon. | Tactical transport like the An-24T, with the auxiliary turbojet boosting take-off and climb. | Conversion of An-24T and An-24RT airframes with relay equipment in the cargo cabin. | Up to 52 passengers four abreast (2+2) and 5,500 kg of payload. | Cabin taken up by command consoles and communications equipment for the staff. | Rejected for poor field performance and inability to load or air-drop vehicles. | Sensors in teardrop fairings either side of the forward fuselage and extra equipment in extended wing centre-section fairings. | Export freighter version of the An-24T, with the same ventral hatch. | Five training stations and four rows of seats for waiting trainees; bulged windows at each station. | Cabin for 50 passengers four abreast (2+2) and up to 5,500 kg of payload; crew of three. | A single An-24V modified to train radio communications. |
| Crew | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Passengers | 44 | 44 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 60 Best value in this row | 50 | 50 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — |
| Units built | 6 | 17 | 197 | 200 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 400 Best value in this row | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 |
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