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The Antonov An-70<\/strong> (Ukrainian: \u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432 \u0410\u043d-70) is a four-engine medium-range transport aircraft<\/a>, and the first aircraft to take flight powered only by propfan<\/a> engines. It was developed in the late 1980s by the Antonov Design Bureau<\/a> to replace the obsolete An-12<\/a> military transport aircraft. The maiden flight<\/a> of the first prototype took place in December 1994 in Kyiv<\/a>, now independent Ukraine<\/a>. Within months the prototype had suffered a mid-air collision<\/a>. A second airframe was produced to allow the flight-test programme to proceed. Both prototypes were produced by the Kyiv Aircraft Production Plant<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union<\/a> in the early 1990s, the programme became a joint development between Russia<\/a> and Ukraine. The former compounded the issue of a reduced market with its intermittent commitment to the project. Repeated attempts to start production have had limited success. Western European countries, including Germany<\/a>, at one stage assessed the aircraft for procurement, but many later decided against it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Origins and early testing history<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The origins of the An-70 can be traced back to the mid-1970s, when the Antonov Design Bureau<\/a> began preliminary design work on a successor for the An-12<\/a> four-engine turboprop<\/a> aircraft.[1]<\/a><\/sup> The Soviet Armed Forces<\/a>, by the 1980s, were looking for a replacement for the An-12 and a complement to the Ilyushin Il-76<\/a> four-engine jet transporter; in 1987, the Ministry of Defence, with a new emphasis on air mobility, specified an aircraft with a quick loading time, the ability to operate from short unprepared airfields, could carry up to 300 troops, and have good operating economy.[2]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup>[4]<\/a><\/sup> The initial contract for work on the An-70 was concluded in May 1989;[5]<\/a><\/sup> Antonov began advanced design work on the new aircraft during the same year.[3]<\/a><\/sup> After the collapse of the Soviet Union, in June 1993, the Russian and Ukrainian governments agreed to jointly develop the An-70, with 80 percent of the funding expected to come from Russia.[6]<\/a><\/sup> The following year, twenty companies and organisations from the former Soviet Union agreed to jointly develop, market and support the aircraft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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