The biplane are rectangular-shaped with curved tips, with one high-mounted and one low-mounted (shorter), connected and braced by two struts. A single radial piston engine (some versions are turboprop) is mounted in the nose. The fuselage is Short and thick with solid, blunt nose, a stepped cockpit, and fixed landing gear. The tail fin is tapered with a large, round tip. The flats are low-mounted on the tail fin and rectangular-shaped with curved tips.
Specifications | |
Country of Origin | USSR, Poland |
Builder | |
Role | Light-transport (10 equipped troops), general utility |
Similar Aircraft | U-6A Beaver, OV-1 Mohawk, OV-10 Bronco |
Wing Span | 59 ft, 8 in (18.19 m) |
Length | 41 ft, 9 in (12.75 m) |
Height | 4.1 m |
Weight |
3330 kg - empty 5500 kg - maximum takeoff 5800 kg - maximum takeoff [An-3] 1500 kg - maximum payload 1800 kg - maximum payload [An-3] |
Engine | 1xASh-62 IR, 985 hp 1xTVD-10B, 959 hp [AN-3] |
Maximum speed | 250 km/h |
Cruising speed | 220 km/h / 220-260 km/h [AN-3] |
Range |
1025 km - with maximum fuel 300 km - with maximum load |
Service Ceiling | 5000 m |
Runway |
650 m - dirt takeoff-landing strip 650 m - dirt takeoff-landing strip [An-3] 400 m - surfaced takeoff-landing |
Armament | Usually none |
Crew | Two |
Cost | |
User Countries | Afghanistan, Albania (Y-5), Angola, Benin, Bulgaria, Cambodia, CIS, Cuba, Germany, Iraq, Laos, Mali, Mongolia, Nicaragua, North Korea, People’s Republic of China (Y-5), Poland, Romania, Tanzania, Vietnam |