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Antonov An-178

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It looks familiar, because the An-158 100-seat airliner was shown at Dubai last time, but this is a very different airplane. The military gray color scheme is a clue, for this is a freighter equipped with a rear loading ramp. Typical payloads include three “Humvee” vehicles, 72 troops, 68 paratroops or 40 stretchers plus 30 walking wounded. Not that military use is exclusive: Volga-Dnepr freight airline provided design and marketing advice, and Antonov expects civil operators to order a significant number. Silkway of Azerbaijan has signed for 10 and there is talk of a possible Chinese production line. The prototype, here on show, first flew on May 7 this year and was initially shown at Paris the next month.

New transport aircraft An-178 will present Ukraine on the 51 th International Aerospace Salon "Le Bourget-2015"

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New transport aircraft An-178, which was first presented as part of the 51 th International Aerospace Salon "Le Bourget-2015" has caused great interest. "There big  interest and we planned  large number of meetings, negotiations. To be honest, we have never been so tense. Great interest is in this plane and in cooperation ", - said Kiva. "Ukrainian plane has beter characteristics then analogs" "There are many partners, it is traditional (China, India, Saudi Arabia) and new partners. Scheduled meetings with representatives of Germany, Poland and other " On the prospects for the An-178 for Air Force Ukraine also said the commander of the Air Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Yuri Baydak. After the testing we  plan to prepare terms of reference for the manufacture military transport aircraft for the Air Forces of Ukraine, Air Forces of Ukraine are armed with outdated types of aircraft Airlift, this aircraft AN-26 and IL-76. Today th