What a Strange Looking Aircraft!

[Fly2e]

I have never seen nor heard of this thing!
It is called a Gazpromavia Antonov AN-74TK-1000C.






Is it me or did the designers put the engines on the top of the wing instead of the bottom and a bit too close together    ;D


Dave

[Craig.]

ah the mickey mouse plane. cool shots. we had one in bristol a few years back.

[|| Andy ||]

Ahh its pretty common..  ;D

Spectacular a/c imo

[Felix/FFDS]

Dave  - You've led a sheltered life.... Jet efflux over the wings is old technology, which only Antonov has really managed to commercialize...

[C]

Been around over 20 years - i've got pics of it at Farnborough in the mid 80s...

The other benefit of the enging position is it keeps the muck out of the airflow when operating off ill prepared surfaces...

[Fly2e]

[quote]Posted by: Felix/FFDS Posted on: Today at 3:16pm
Dave

[flyboy 28]

Ah the Coaler. Dates back to the 70's. Where was that, Dave? I've seen one fly around here..

[TacitBlue]

I've seen that before also. And I could swear I've seen pictures of a similar aircraft that was amphibious. Anyone know what it might be?

[Ivan]

Be-200 or A-40, both by Beriev

[flyboy 28]

But Ivan, it says right on the nose "An-74"


..Antonov..

[Woodlouse2002]

But Ivan, it says right on the nose "An-74"


..Antonov..

He was naming the amphibious aircraft that Tacitblue was asking about with a similar engine layout.

[TacitBlue]

He was responding to my question. I looked up both A-40 and Be-200 on Airliners.net, and: Wow, what an impressive aircraft!

[ATI_7500]

*sigh*

[flyboy 28]

Oh. Missed that..

[legoalex2000]

wait this lookes like an A-10 Thunberbolt for the commerical industry. mabye boeing makes it?

I could be wrong...

Ramos