Aircraft
Antonov Flies New Airlifter; Seeks Civil and Military Orders
Manufacturer of the An-178 eyeing Middle East and Asian potential as an An-12 replacement.
Seen here on its maiden flight,  the An-178 is derived from the An-148/158 passenger twinjets. (Photo: Antonov)
Seen here on its maiden flight, the An-178 is derived from the An-148/158 passenger twinjets. (Photo: Antonov)

The Antonov An-178 airlifter flew for the first time on May 7, taking off from Antonov’s aerodrome at Svyatoshin in Kiev, and landing at Gostomel, the company’s flight-test base to the west of the Ukrainian capital. The An-178 was accompanied by an An-158 chase plane during its uneventful one-hour maiden flight. A second An-178 is under construction.


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