Powered by four turboprop engines, each driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers, its design was the first wide-body transport aircraft and remains the world's largest turboprop-powered …

Large cargo capacity and range, engine fuel efficiency and self-sufficiency ensured high profitability of operation. The AN-22 was serially built at the Tashkent Aviation Plant in …

5 days ago · Produced in response to a military requirement of Soviet Union for a strategic airlifter, the An-22 is a military transport aircraft manufactured by Antonov. The great Antonov …

Dec 9, 2025 · AviationNews – A rare and massive Antonov An-22 Antey military transport aircraft has crashed in the Ivanovo region northeast of Moscow, claiming the lives of all seven crew …

Dec 9, 2025 · An Antonov An-22, the largest turboprop aircraft in the world, has crashed in the Ivanovo region of Russia. The transport aircraft, operated by the Russian MoD, was reportedly …

Oct 18, 2015 · The An 22 was the world’s biggest airplane following its debut and established many useful world records. The only Soviet transport capable of freighting a T-72 tank, it was …

Aug 3, 2025 · Only 67 units of the world’s largest turboprop aircraft, the Antonov An-22 “Antei” were made. 60 of these are operated by Russia’s Military Transport. Six An-22s have been …

Aug 1, 2025 · The Antonov An-22 Antei stands as a milestone in aviation history as the world’s largest turboprop transport aircraft when it first flew in 1965. Designed by the Soviet Antonov …

Feb 28, 2022 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Antonov An-22 Antei Heavy-Lift Turbo-Prop Transport Aircraft including pictures.

The massive An-22 Antei (Antheus) is the largest turboprop powered aircraft yet built - it has a maximum takeoff weight similar to that of the Airbus A340-300 - and was designed in …