Antonov An-28
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The Antonov An-28 is a 2-engined light prop transport aircraft, developed from the Antonov An-14M. It was the winner of a competition against the Beriev Be-30 for use by Aeroflot as a short-range airliner. It first flew in 1969. A total of 191 were built.
After a short pre-production series built by Antonov, it was licence-built in Poland by PZL-Mielec-Mielec. In 1993, PZL-Mielec developed own improved variant PZL M-28 Skytruck.
Development
The An-28 is similar to the An-14 in many of its aspects, including its wing structure and thin rudders, but features an expanded fuselage.The An-28 first flew as a modified An-14 in 1969. The next pre-production model did not fly until 1975. Production was transferred to PZL-Mielec in 1978. The first Polish-built aircraft did not fly until 1984.
The An-28 finally received its Soviet type certificate in 1986.
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