Antonov An-26 - Specifications

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89

General characteristics

• Crew: 5 (2 pilots, 1 radio operator, 1 flight engineer, 1 navigator)
• Capacity: 40 passengers
• Payload: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
• Length: 23.80 m (78 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 29.20 m (95 ft 9½ in)
• Height: 8.58 m (28 ft 1½ in)
• Wing area: 74.98 m² (807 ft²)
• Empty weight: 15,020 kg (33,113 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 24,000 kg (52,911 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Progress AI-24VT turboprops, 2,103 kW (2,820 ehp) each
• (plus one Tumansky Ru-19-A300 type 7.85 kN (1,795 lb st) thrust small turbojet in the right nacelle which serves as APU and climb rate / high altitude cruise booster)

Performance

• Cruise speed: 440 km/h (237 knots, 273 mph)
• Range: 2,500 km (1,376 nmi, 1,584 mi) with maximum fuel; 1,100 km (594 nmi, 683 mi) with maximum payload
• Service ceiling: 7,500 m (24,600 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8.0 m/s (1,575 ft/min)