Antonov An-71

An-71
Antonov An-71 at Ukraine State Aviation Museum
Role	Naval AWACS
Manufacturer	Antonov
First flight	12 July 1985
Status	Cancelled
Primary user	Soviet Navy
Number built	3
Developed from	Antonov An-72

The Antonov An-71 (NATO reporting name: Madcap) was a Soviet AWACS aircraft intended for use on the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. Its design was based on An-72, with a completely redesigned rear fuselage supporting the rotodome of the radar atop the broad chord forward swept fin. The cargo hold held the electronic equipment and six operators stations. Development never progressed past the prototype stage, the first of which flew on 12 July 1985. It was rejected in favor of the Yak-44, which in turn was cancelled along with the Ulyanovsk supercarrier after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 2010, one example was transferred to Ukraine State Aviation Museum for restoration and display.

Operators

Soviet Union

• Soviet Navy

Specifications (An-71)

General characteristics

• Crew: 6
• Length: 23.5 m (77 ft)
• Wingspan: 31.89 m (104 ft 7 in)
• Height: 9.20 m (30 ft 1 in)
• Powerplant: 2 × Progress D-436K turbofan
• Powerplant: 1 x Rybinsk RD-38A turbojet, 31.9 kN (7,870 lb_f)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 650 km/h
• Cruise speed: 530 km/h

See also

Related development

• Antonov An-72
• Antonov An-74
  

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• E-2 Hawkeye
• Yakovlev Yak-44
  

References

The initial version of this article was based on material from aviation.ru. It has been released under the GFDL by the copyright holder.

External links

• An-71 Article, Images
• Specs at globalsecurity.org