Antonov An-14

The Antonov An-14 Pchelka (Russian: «Пчелка», "Little Bee", (NATO reporting name Clod) is a Soviet utility aircraft which was first flown on March 15th, 1958. It was a twin-engined light STOL utility transport, with two 300 hp Ivchenko AI-14RF radial piston engines. Serial production started in 1966, and about 300 examples were built by the time production ended in 1972. The An-14 failed to replace the more successful An-2 biplane, which was manufactured until 1990, (the [An-2 is still manufactured on special order). The An-14's successor, the An-28 with turboprop engines, is still manufactured at PZL Mielec factories in Poland, under the names PZL M28 Skytruck and PZL M28B Bryza.

With very stable flight characteristics, the An-14 could be flown by most pilots after a few hours of basic training. A small number of An-14s are still in airworthy condition.

Users

 * Afghanistan
 * Afghan Air Force
 * Bulgaria
 * Bulgarian Air Force
 * East Germany
 * East German Air Force
 * Guinea-Conakry
 * Guinea-Conakry Air Force
 * Mongolia
 * Mongolian People's Air Force
 * Soviet Union
 * Aeroflot
 * Soviet Air Force

Related Development

 * Antonov An-28
 * Antonov An-38
 * PZL M28 Skytruck

Comparable Aircraft

 * IAI Arava
 * Short SC.7 Skyvan