{"id":4684,"date":"2026-10-07T05:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jfmwebsie.xyz\/my_website2\/aircraft\/antonov-an-3-super-colt\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T07:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:01:22","slug":"antonov-an-3-super-colt","status":"publish","type":"aircraft","link":"https:\/\/jfmwebsie.xyz\/my_website2\/aircraft\/antonov-an-3-super-colt\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonov An-3 Super Colt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Antonov An-3<\/strong> is a Soviet (later Ukrainian and Russian) civil multipurpose and agricultural aircraft<\/a>. It is essentially a turboprop<\/a>-powered development of the An-2<\/a>, designed to upgrade or replace it. The basic transport version (An-3T) is supplemented by a cargo\/passenger version (An-3TK), an agricultural version (An-3SH), a forest fire-fighting version (An-3P), as well as an ambulance version.[1]<\/a><\/sup>[2]<\/a><\/sup> It is designed to carry passengers and cargo, operating from paved or unpaved airfields, including snow covered surfaces up to 35 cm (14 in) deep (using a ski landing gear).[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upgrading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The upgrading consisted of replacement of the piston engine<\/a> with a 1,025 kW (1,375 shp) TVD-20 turboprop engine, featuring a three-blade reversible pitch (type AV-17) propeller and a R-17 speed governor<\/a>. The flight compartment was rearranged; a heating and ventilation system was installed as well as advanced electric and flight and navigation equipment; centralized warning system; a new fire extinguishing system; and an improvement of the external wide-spreading dispensing equipment for agricultural needs. The upgrades allowed the aircraft to be more reliable and to increase the cargo lifting capacity of the aircraft by 20%, as well as ensuring more comfortable conditions for the crew, including the lowering of the noise and vibration inside the cockpit. The rate of climb<\/a> was increased by 1.9 times, and the take-off and landing performance of the aircraft was increased. The upgrading allowed the use of kerosene and lubricants commonly used for other aircraft instead of gasoline.[2]<\/a><\/sup> The take-off weight and payload was also increased and the upgrade allowed the landing performance to use ground strips 500 metres (1,600 ft) long.[1]<\/a><\/sup> The upgrading was arranged at both the “Polyot” Production Association<\/a> in Omsk, Russian Federation, and at Antonov ASTC<\/a>, Kyiv, Ukraine.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first example flew as early as May 13, 1980, but because of a lack of official interest in the project, work proceeded very slowly. Flight testing was not complete until 1991<\/a>. It is one of the few turbine<\/a>-powered biplane<\/a> designs to date. The An-3T received its Type Certificate on 31 August 2000. Supplements to the Type Certificate included version with ski landing gear and an agricultural version.[<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\t

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