Antonov An-30

The Antonov An -30 ( NATO reporting name: " Clank " ) is a Soviet aerial aircraft, which was developed in the late 1960s. The machine is designed as a high-wing monoplane. The basic design is derived from the Antonov An-24 FK. Like this it has two turboprop engines. Distinguishing features are the heavily glazed bow, the high-set cockpit and an extra jet engine ( as in the An- 24RW ) in the right engine nacelle. As the An-24 can also operate on the An- 30 little fortified airfields under changing weather conditions and has STOL capabilities.

Genesis

The prototype An- 24FK, of which only one copy was created, was developed in the years 1965-1967 by the Beriev OKB. Main task was photographing the earth's surface in order to create maps from the data thus obtained can. A total of five cameras could ( three installed vertically and two lateral) are transported after appropriate closable and heated windows in the fuselage. It involves three AFA -41 with different focal lengths and one AFA-42/20 or А54/50-FK.

The first flight of the prototype took place on 21 August 1967. 1971 the decision was made to mass production after the flight tests were positive. The series machines were then called Antonov An -30.

In 1975, a pattern with the registration CCCP - 30030 was shown in France. The actual series production at the plant 473 in Kiev Swiatoschino lasted from 1975 until 1980.

Variants

Antonov An -30A

Civil Air Airplane, manufactured 66, today it remained 11 in Ukraine.

Antonov An -30B

Military aerial reconnaissance, made ​​26

Antonov An - 30D " Sibirjak "

Variant of the An- 30A with better navigation device and greater fuel capacity, which appeared in 1990. The variant was used in the Arctic for Eisbeobachtung, fisheries monitoring and as a transport aircraft. It has improved communication equipment, such as an on-board fax machine. The cameras allow additional data to be exposed on the film.

Antonov An -30M " Meteozaschtschita "

Special machine for use in weather research. The machine has a spray to bring dry ice in the atmosphere can. The dry ice was transported in containers to eight per 130 kg instead of photographic equipment.

Use

Of all the variants of this type a total of 123 pieces were made, of which for about 30 - 35 are in use. Besides its use in the USSR, the guy came in Afghanistan, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, China, Vietnam, Mongolia and Romania for use. A total of 23 machines have been exported.

Depending on the camera placement and altitude aerial images can be produced at scales of 1:3,000 to 1:200,000. The camera platform can thereby be gyro- stabilized. The release is semi-automatic. Films can be processed directly on board in a darkroom. For the comfort on longer missions provide easy chair and an on-board toilet.

1982 has been completely mapped with machines of this type Afghanistan. A machine was shot down during use. 1987 machines were used in Angola. 1992, they were used by Russia and Ukraine in the framework of the Open Sky agreement to take aerial photographs of military installations in the United States. On March 22, 1992, came at a An- 30 by repeatedly turning on and off the autopilot to an oscillation of the aircraft about the vertical axis, which meant that the machine broke apart in the air.

In March 2013 An- 30B over Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg was used. Based on the open- skies agreement leads from Cologne / Bonn between 18 and 23 March several flights through to give the Russian military observers the opportunity for review of electronic monitoring.

Military user

Specifications

• Two Ivchenko AI - 24WT - turboprop engines, each with 2,075 kW
• A Tumanski RU -19A -300 turbojet with 8.8 kN thrust