Antonov An-32

The Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft.

Variants

 * An-32: Twin-engined transport aircraft
 * An-32A: The first civil variant, the majority of the 36 aircraft built were delivered to various MAP and MOM enterprises, for use in transporting assemblies between plants.
 * An-32B: Improved version
 * An-32B-100: Modernised version of the An-32B. MTOW increased to 28.5 tons, payload increased to 7.5 tons.
 * An-32B-110: New avionics allowing aircraft to be operated by two crew members. Metric (Russian) avionics variant.
 * 'An-32B-120: Imperial (non-Russian) avionics variant of An-32B-110.
 * An-32B-300: Version fitted with Rolls-Royce AE 2100 turboprop engines, providing 4,600 hp each.
 * An-32LL: The first prototype converted to a propfan technology testbed, with a large eight-bladed propeller in place of the standard AV-68DM on the port engine.
 * An-32MP: Marine Patrol version.
 * An-32P Firekiller: Aerial firefighting version. Special category type certificate granted on 10 March 1995. A total of eight tons of liquid can be discharged from the two external tanks simultaneously or one after the other. Drops are conducted at 40–50 m above ground level and 240 to 260 km/h. Can be used as a cargo aircraft when not fighting fires.
 * An-32V-200: A tactical transport/cargo aircraft outgrowth from the An-32B-100, with more modern avionics allowing two crew operation. Intended for export; despite reasonable interest few have been sold.
 * An-32 RE: Modernised version of the An-32B. MTOW increased to 28.5 tons, payload increased to 7.5 tons. New avionics.

Users

 * Afghanistan
 * Afghan Air Force
 * Angola
 * Angolan Air Force
 * Armenia
 * Armenian Air Force
 * Bangladesh
 * Bangladesh Air Force
 * Colombia
 * Colombian Air Force
 * Congo-Brazzaville
 * Congolese Air Force
 * Croatia
 * Croatian Air Force
 * Equatorial Guinea
 * Equatoguinean Air Force
 * India
 * Indian Air Force
 * Iraq
 * Iraqi Air Force
 * Ivory Coast
 * Ivory Coast Air Force
 * Jordan
 * Royal Jordanian Air Force
 * Mexico
 * Mexican Air Force
 * Mexican Navy
 * Mongolia
 * Mongolian Air Force
 * Peru
 * Peruvian Air Force
 * Peruvian Army
 * Peruvian Navy
 * Russia
 * Russian Air Force
 * Rwanda
 * Rwandan Air Force
 * Sri Lanka
 * Sri Lankan Air Force
 * Sudan
 * Sudanese Air Force
 * Tanzania
 * Tanzanian Air Force
 * Ukraine
 * Ukrainian Air Force

Related Development

 * Antonov An-26
 * Antonov An-132

Comparable Aircraft

 * Alenia C-27J Spartan
 * CASA C-295
 * De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo