AN-74 Aircraft Family

     The AN-74TK-100 (AN-74TK-200) airplanes were designed for operation on the routes where passengers are carried to destinations and freight is carried back, or where types of transportation vary cyclically. At Customer request a cockpit can be arranged either for a crew of four (AN-74TK-100) or a crew of two (AN-74TK-200).

     The aircraft in-service conversion allows to:

• improve profitability owing to higher utilisation rate and higher load factor in scheduled flights;
• reduce the airline's fleet and types of airplanes required;
• improve efficiency of charter, shift delivery and seasonal flights.

     At Customer request, the aircraft can be equipped with any interior, entertainment system, telecommunication and special-purpose equipment of the Customer choice.

     The aircraft allows transportation of up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo. The aircraft can be converted from the passenger to cargo version or vice versa in any regular airport by the crewmembers within less than 2 hours. It is the only aircraft of this class in the world. Its flight range with 52 passengers is 2,750 km, and the range with 10 t of cargo is 950 km.

     Fitted along the passenger cabin walls are the folding passenger seats and foldable baggage bins with service panels. The forward part of the passenger cabin accommodates a flight attendant seat, a galley with an electric oven, boilers and other furnishings, a stationary toilet with the necessary set of sanitary equipment. Four emergency exits are provided for emergency evacuation of passengers. Passengers enter and leave the airplane through the ramp door equipped with auxiliary hinged stairs. The rear fuselage compartment is fitted with baggage racks for hand luggage.

     The baggage compartment is separated from the passenger cabin by a rigid easily removable partition. The forward portion of the cargo hold is separated with a bulkhead serving as a barrier wall for protection of crew in case of emergency landing with cargo aboard. The aircraft is equipped with an airborne cargo handling device and a winch used for loading/unloading non-self-propelled wheeled vehicles.

     The aircraft is serially produced at Kharkov State Aviation Manufacturing Company (KhSAMC, Kharkov, Ukraine) and PA Polyot (Omsk, Russian Federation).

     The AN-74TK-300 aircraft, powered with Д-36-4A turbofans, is intended for passenger (52 seats) and cargo (up to 10 tonnes) carriages.

     Principal differences between the AN-74TK-300 airplane and being operated AN-74TK-200 one are the following points: engines are mounted at the pylons under the wing; advanced avionics; new passenger equipment; compliance with current АП-25 (FAR-25 and JAR-25) Airworthiness Requirements and ICAO noise, environment, navigation and communication requirements.

     The most important advantages that differ new aircraft from its predecessor AN-74TK-200 are the following: flight speed is increased by 25-50 km/h; fuel consumption is reduced by 20%; comfort level for passengers is improved; transport capabilities of the aircraft are enlarged while hot-and-high operations.

     The above mentioned advantages essentially increase the competitive ability level of the AN-74TK-300 aircraft and make it possible to expand its sales market.

     On the basis of the aircraft it is possible to develop the following aircraft versions without considerable design modifications: 60-68 seat passenger aircraft; AN-74T-300 cargo airplane; business and VIP-versions; special-purpose versions and modifications.

     Nowadays, the AN-74TK-300 aircraft is the only current jet aircraft of the CIS design that will be capable to be efficiently operated both on the regional routes and on the medium-haul ones.

     The ambulance version of the AN-74 aircraft is designed to carry two stretcher cases accompanied by four medical attendants, as well as six passengers in VIP-cabin. The AN-74TK-100C carries 2 tonnes of payload over a distance over 4000 km at a cruising speed of 600-700 km/h. The aircraft equipment allows to fly on all the world air routes without restriction.

     The aircraft is equipped with everything necessary to provide support of vitally important functions of the patient's organism at necessary level, as well as monitor of his health-conditions using compact and easy-to-access equipment both during flight and on the ground. The most important components of the equipment are easily removed from their installation points and can be used when transporting the patient after his reaching the destination point. The medical equipment set as a whole is intended to support the patients' vital functions within 12 hours.

     The AN-74TK-100C aircraft can be also used as a corporate aircraft to transport 22 persons: some VIP-persons and their escort in two separate cabins. In this aircraft version the medical module is rearranged into a passenger cabin where there are installed double seat units, a galley unit where it is possible to warm up food and to make hot drinks, a luggage hold with capacity of up to 600 kg, as well as luggage racks and a toilet. Instead of the attending persons, the second cabin can be occupied with a car of a representative class.

     The AN-74Д-200 is intended to carry 12 passengers in high-comfort conditions. The airplane is equipped with additional heat and sound insulation, passenger entertainment system.

     The AN-74VIP is an executive airplane with new capabilities. The airplane concept is based on the combination of the passenger cabin comfort meeting the highest standards and the availability of an additional compartment which can be used to carry either a team of attendants or oversized freight, e.g., a car.

     Stringent requirements for the passenger cabin interior will be met owing to Antonov's cooperation with the leading foreign suppliers of interior furnishings. Depending on the layout, the airplane will carry 10 to 16 passengers over a distance of 4,000 to 5,000 km.

     Antonov ASTC offers all types of the AN-74 maintenance and can convert the aircraft into any modification at Customer option. All aircraft modifications done at Antonov ASTC meet Airworthiness Requirements which is a guarantee of their safety and reliability.