Antonov An-3

The Antonov An-3 is a Ukrainian agricultural aircraft designed during the Soviet Union era. It is essentially an turboprop-powered development of the An-2 designed to replace the WSK-Mielec M-15 Belphegor on Soviet farms. 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. It is one of the only turbine powered biplane designs to date.

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Antonov - Agricultural aircraft - Soviet Union - Turboprop - WSK-Mielec M-15 Belphegor - May 13 - 1980 - 1991 - Turbine

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The project was revitalised in the late 1990s when it was taken over by Polyot State Aerospace Enterprise, and a marketing campaign began in earnest in 2000, although sales have been limited. It is available in two forms, the basic agricultural aircraft (An-3SKh - "Selsko-Khosiajstwennij", Agricultural) and a civil transport version (An-3T) able to carry 12 passengers or 1,800 kg (3,960 lb) of cargo.

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Polyot State Aerospace Enterprise - 2000

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