In Kiev on Tuesday, December 28, the first production aircraft An-178 was presented at the Antonov state enterprise.
The An-178-100R military transport aircraft was built under a state contract for three An-178 aircraft for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is designed for flight certification tests.
An-178 is a further development of the An-148 / An-158 family of regional jet aircraft.
The maximum flight altitude of the An-178 is 12.2 km, the flight range is 5500 km, the maximum speed is 825 km / h, the carrying capacity is up to 18 tons. The aircraft is capable of operating from different airfields, including high-altitude and unpaved ones.
An-178 was demonstrated in aerospace showrooms in Great Britain, France, Germany, Turkey, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
The An-178 aircraft still exists in a single flight copy. It made its first flight on May 7, 2015.
Another An-178 is being built under a contract with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Peru.
