C-130 Vs A-400 vs An-70

[astron*]

Does anybody know what the cargo hold capacity of an An-70 is versus an A-400 .

Also , can the An-70 hold the same type of cargo that fits inside an C-130 J (
I'm thinking a comparison of the diameter of the cargo hold etc. )?.

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[Ken Duffey]

astron* wrote:

From an Antonov brochure on the An-70...........

Cargo volume 425 m3, Floor area 89 m2 (with cargo ramp)

Dimensions of the cargo bay in the accompanying diagram are :-

Length is 19100 minus ramp - including ramp it is 22400
Height is 4100
Width is 4000 at floor level, 4800 at 'waist' (widest) level

Cargo capacity is 47 tons, crusing speed is 750-800 Km/h
Cruising altitude is 9,00-12,000m
On a concrete/unpaved runway on an ordinary takeoff/landing required field length
figures are 1,800-2,200
for unpaved runway, short takeoff/landing figures are 900 & 600-700 respectively.

Range (in km) is given as:- Concrete Runway Unpaved runway
with 47t cargo 1,350
with 35t cargo 3,800
1,450
with 30t cargo 5,000
2,600
with 20t cargo 7,400
4,900

Crew is 3-5 persons.

Overall dimensions are Span 44060, overall length 40730, height 16380.

Power is provided by four D-27 propfans of 10,300 kw/14,000 ehp each

My photos are at :- http://www.lindenhillimports.com/an-70.htm

It also qualifies as the a/c with the highest number of prop blades - 56 in all!

Each engine has 14 blades on the propfans - 8 at front, 6 at rear.

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Ken Duffey - Flanker Freak & Russian Aviation Enthusiast
Flankers Website - http://www.flankers.co.uk/
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[astron*]

Ken Duffey wrote:
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Gee , thanks for that ; good pics on your site too ! It seems like a western
version ( as proposed to Germany originally ) may be better than the A-400
after all , and cheaper ! The Czech Republic was recently sold ( as payment for
old Soviet debt ) 3 An-70's for an average 65 million USD . When compared to
the projected 100+ million USD cost of the A-400 this seems like more than a
good bargain for upper medium --- low strategic airlift .

[Christoph Topfer]

But theres the following problem in Germany. There are several political
reasons to buy an "European" aircraft. Of course, for the German people its
much better to save jobs in the aircraft industry, and the other A-400M
countries pushed Germany to buy it, that they get a better price...

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Regards,
Christoph Töpfer