Antonov An-22

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The Antonov An-22 "Antei" (Russian: Ан-22 Антей, romanized: An-22 Antey; lit. 'Antaeus'; NATO reporting name: "Cock") is a retired heavy turboprop military transport aircraft developed by the Antonov Design Bureau and produced by the Tashkent State Aircraft Factory in the Soviet Union. It was the first wide-body transport aircraft and has continued to possess the largest cargo deck for any turboprop-powered aircraft in the world into the twenty-first century. The An-22 was designed during the early 1960s; despite its large size, it had a relatively conventional configuration, possessing a high-mounted wing and being powered by four Kuznetsov NK-12MA turboprop engines that each drove a pair of contra-rotating propellers. The prototype An-22 made its maiden flight on 27 February 1965 and was first publicly displayed outside the Soviet Union at the Paris Air Show that same year. Entering service with the Soviet Air Force in 1967, the type was widely used in its logistical role. It routinely...

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