Topzle Topzle

Antonov An-22

Updated: Wikipedia source

Antonov An-22

The Antonov An-22 "Antei" (Russian: Ан-22 Антей, romanized: An-22 Antey; lit. 'Antaeus'; NATO reporting name: "Cock") is a heavy military transport aircraft designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Powered by four turboprop engines, each driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers, the design was the first wide-body transport aircraft and remains the world's largest turboprop-powered aircraft to date. The An-22 first appeared publicly outside the Soviet Union at the 1965 Paris Air Show. Thereafter, the model saw extensive use in major military and humanitarian airlifts for the Soviet Union, and remained in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces until December 2025, when the last operational aircraft crashed during a test flight.

Infobox

Type
Strategic airlifter
National origin
Soviet Union
Manufacturer
Antonov
Status
Retired
Primary users
Russian Aerospace Forces AeroflotAntonov Airlines
Number built
68
Manufactured
1966–1976
Introduction date
1967
First flight
27 February 1965
Retired
2025

Tables

· Design and development › Total production
68
68
Total Production
68
1975
12
1974
9
1973
9
1972
8
1971
8
1970
7
1969
7
1968
1
1967
1
1966
4
1965
1
1964
0
1963
1
Total Production
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
68
12
9
9
8
8
7
7
1
1
4
1
0
1
· Incidents and accidents
18 July 1970
18 July 1970
Date
18 July 1970
Registration
СССР-09303
Location
The Atlantic Ocean near Keflavík International Airport, Iceland
Fatalities
All of 7 passengers + 15 crew
Brief description
Was transporting humanitarian aid to Lima, Peru. Radar contact was lost 47 minutes after takeoff from Keflavík International Airport.
28 December 2010
28 December 2010
Date
28 December 2010
Registration
RA-09343
Location
Near Krasny Oktyabr (Tula Oblast, Russia)
Fatalities
All 12 crew (no passengers)
Brief description
RA-09343 of the Russian Air Force crashed killing all twelve crew. The aircraft was on a positioning flight from Voronezh Airport to Migalovo airbase. The aircraft had been in storage since 2001 and was brought back into flying condition in January 2010.
9 December 2025
9 December 2025
Date
9 December 2025
Registration
RF-08832
Location
Ivanovo region
Fatalities
All 7 crew (no passengers)
Brief description
The last operational An-22 was being operated by the Russian Air Force. It came down over a body of water in the Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. The aircraft was on a test flight from Migalovo air base after repairs.
Date
Registration
Location
Fatalities
Brief description
18 July 1970
СССР-09303
The Atlantic Ocean near Keflavík International Airport, Iceland
All of 7 passengers + 15 crew
Was transporting humanitarian aid to Lima, Peru. Radar contact was lost 47 minutes after takeoff from Keflavík International Airport.
28 December 2010
RA-09343
Near Krasny Oktyabr (Tula Oblast, Russia)
All 12 crew (no passengers)
RA-09343 of the Russian Air Force crashed killing all twelve crew. The aircraft was on a positioning flight from Voronezh Airport to Migalovo airbase. The aircraft had been in storage since 2001 and was brought back into flying condition in January 2010.
9 December 2025
RF-08832
Ivanovo region
All 7 crew (no passengers)
The last operational An-22 was being operated by the Russian Air Force. It came down over a body of water in the Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. The aircraft was on a test flight from Migalovo air base after repairs.

References

  1. TWZ
    https://www.twz.com/air/theres-likely-no-way-back-for-russias-an-22-turboprop-heavy-transports-after-fatal-crash
  2. Al Arabiya
    https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2025/12/09/russian-military-transport-plane-crashes-near-moscow-with-seven-on-board
  3. Airliner World
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1465-6337
  4. Taylor 1969, p. 466
  5. russianplanes.net
    https://russianplanes.net/planelist/Antonov/An-22
  6. Gordon, Komissarov and Komissarov Air International January 2006, pp. 35–36.
  7. Gordon, Komissarov and Komissarov Air International January 2006, pp. 36–37.
  8. Gordon, Komissarov and Komissarov Air International January 2006, p. 37.
  9. Air International
    https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0306-5634
  10. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuQGvi_R8zg
  11. Aerospace Global News
    https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/russia-antonov-an-22-crash
  12. "8th Military-Transport Aviation Regiment"
    https://archive.today/20130212184940/http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/tap/8vtap.htm
  13. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-22A UR-09307 Kyiv-Gostomel Airport (GML)"
    https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20220224-5
  14. www.airwar.ru
    http://www.airwar.ru/enc/craft/an22.html
  15. "RA09343 Accident description"
    http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20101228-0
  16. Soviet Transport Database
    https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/25_18135
  17. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12088525
  18. "Accident Antonov An-22A RF-08832, Tuesday 9 December 2025"
    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/563155
  19. Russian Antonov An-22 crashes into a reservoir: All 7 crew feared dead, Aerospace Global News, 9 December 2025.
    https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/russia-antonov-an-22-crash/
  20. Jane's all the world's aircraft : 1991–92
    https://archive.org/details/janesallworldsai00lamb
  21. m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
    https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html
  22. speyer.technik-museum.de
    https://speyer.technik-museum.de/en/antonov-an-22
Image
Source:
Tip: Wheel or +/− to zoom, drag to pan, Esc to close.