{"id":16402,"date":"2022-01-01T10:17:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T04:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=16402"},"modified":"2022-01-01T10:17:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T04:47:06","slug":"antonov-completes-construction-of-first-an-178-100r-military-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/01\/antonov-completes-construction-of-first-an-178-100r-military-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonov completes construction of first An-178-100R military aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>Antonov State Enterprise<\/strong> announced it completed the final construction of the first <strong>An-178-100R<\/strong> military aircraft which is now set to undergo <strong>certification testing.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1640695788_5.jpg\" alt=\"Antonov State Enterprise announced it completed the final construction of the first An-178-100R military aircraft \" class=\"wp-image-16404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1640695788_5.jpg 855w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1640695788_5-600x354.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1640695788_5-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1640695788_5-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1640695788_5-750x442.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li>The new generation <strong>Antonov An-178-100R transport aircraft <\/strong>is dedicated to the transportation of troops as well as for the delivery of special <strong>military goods such as weapons or other light equipment.<\/strong><\/li><li> It can fly as much as <strong>86 fully equipped paratroopers, and up to 100 people on board <\/strong>when used for operations of medical evacuation operations, including 40 people on standard sanitary stretchers and 38 people flying on side seats accompanied by 4 paramedics.  <\/li><li>According to the manufacturer, a total of <strong>30 Ukrainian companies <\/strong>contributed to the construction process, having manufactured 177 components for the new military plane. <\/li><li>Three new <strong>An-178s<\/strong> were ordered by the Ukrainian government in 2020.  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c<strong>The Armed Forces of Ukraine need modern military equipment that will increase our capabilities and strengthen national stability<\/strong>,\u201d the deputy commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yevhen Moisyuk, was quoted in the manufacturer&#8217;s statement. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI am sure that this plane, AN-178, in the skillful hands of our pilots will bring victory to Ukraine.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-antonov-178\">About Antonov 178<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/antonov-rolls-out-first-an-178-100r-aircraft-for-ukraine-2.jpg\" alt=\"An-178 is a high-wing transport aircraft with moderately swept wing, winglets and a T-tail. The airframe is made of aluminium alloys and composite materials. The fuselage is semi-monocoque with a circular cross-section. The retractable landing gear consists of two main wheel bogies and a dual nose wheel. The flight control system is dual duplex fly-by-wire system, consisting of two parts: FCS-A and FCS-B, each of which is responsible for two control channels. The flight control surfaces include ailerons near the wing tips, four control spoilers, six lift-dump\/speed-brake spoilers, rudder and elevators, with an emergency mechanical cable back-up system. The powerplant consists of two Progress D-436-148FM turbofan engines, mounted on pylons under the wings and an auxiliary power unit.[citation needed] It can shift 18 tonnes over 1,000 km, or 10 tonnes over 4,000 km.[8]\" class=\"wp-image-16405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/antonov-rolls-out-first-an-178-100r-aircraft-for-ukraine-2.jpg 885w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/antonov-rolls-out-first-an-178-100r-aircraft-for-ukraine-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/antonov-rolls-out-first-an-178-100r-aircraft-for-ukraine-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/antonov-rolls-out-first-an-178-100r-aircraft-for-ukraine-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/antonov-rolls-out-first-an-178-100r-aircraft-for-ukraine-2-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background wp-block-list\"><li><strong>An-178 is a high-wing transport aircraft<\/strong> with moderately <strong>swept wing, winglets and a T-tail<\/strong>. <\/li><li>The airframe is made of aluminium alloys and composite materials. <\/li><li>The fuselage is <strong>semi-monocoque<\/strong> with a circular cross-section. <\/li><li>The retractable landing gear consists of <strong>two main wheel bogies<\/strong> and a dual nose wheel. <\/li><li>The flight control system is dual <strong>duplex fly-by-wire system<\/strong>, consisting of two parts: <ul><li><strong>FCS-A<\/strong> and <\/li><li><strong>FCS-B<\/strong>, each of which is responsible for two control channels. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The flight control surfaces include<strong> ailerons near the wing tips, four control spoilers, six lift-dump\/speed-brake spoilers, rudder and elevators<\/strong>, with an emergency mechanical cable back-up system.<\/li><li> The powerplant consists of two Progress <strong>D-436-148FM<\/strong> <strong>turbofan engines, <\/strong>mounted on pylons under the wings and an auxiliary power unit.<\/li><li> It can shift <strong>18 tonnes over 1,000 km, or 10 tonnes over 4,000 km.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antonov.com\">Antonov<\/a><div>An-178 aircraft, which was first rolled out in April 2015 and is based on the <strong>99-seat An-158 <\/strong>regional airliner, is proposed to replace outdated military aircraft such as the <strong>An-12, An-26, and An-32. <\/strong><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SE-Antonov-showed-a-new-military-transport-aircraft-An-178-100R-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SE-Antonov-showed-a-new-military-transport-aircraft-An-178-100R-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SE-Antonov-showed-a-new-military-transport-aircraft-An-178-100R-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SE-Antonov-showed-a-new-military-transport-aircraft-An-178-100R-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SE-Antonov-showed-a-new-military-transport-aircraft-An-178-100R-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SE-Antonov-showed-a-new-military-transport-aircraft-An-178-100R-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SE-Antonov-showed-a-new-military-transport-aircraft-An-178-100R-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SE-Antonov-showed-a-new-military-transport-aircraft-An-178-100R-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SE-Antonov-showed-a-new-military-transport-aircraft-An-178-100R.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">The new An-178 comes as a potential rival for the Embraer KC-390. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay connected with us. 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