More photos of Antonov An-38
An-38-100 - Two 1118kW (1500shp) Honeywell TPE331-14GR-801E turboprops driving Hartzell five blade propellers.
An-38-200 - Two 1030kW (1380shp) Omsk TVD-20 turboprops driving Aerosila propellers.
An-38-100 - Max cruising speed 405km/h (219kt), nominal cruising speed
380km/h (205kt). Range at 3050m (10,000ft) with maximum payload 700km
(380nm), with 1300kg (2865lb) payload 1750km (945nm).
An-38-200 - Range at 3050m (10,000ft) with maximum payload 780km (420nm), with 1300kg (2865lb) payload 1780km (960nm).
An-38-100 - Empty 5300kg (11,684lb), max takeoff 9500kg (20,945lb).
An-38-200 - Max takeoff 9930kg (21,891lb).
Wing span 22.06m (72ft 5in), length 15.67m (51ft 5in), height 5.05m (16ft 7in).
Flightcrew of two. Standard passenger seating for 26 at three abreast, optionally 27 seats at 75cm (29in) pitch.
11 (mid 2004).
Regional airliner and utility transport
The An-38 is an all-new development of the earlier An-28, series
production of which had been transferred to PZL-Mielec in Poland. During
a sales tour of India in 1989 a requirement emerged for a larger 25-30
seat version of the An-28. Late 1990 this was approved by the Soviet
Ministry of Transport. At the 1991 Paris Air Show a model was shown and
details were made public for the first time. The aircraft is intended to
replace An-24s, Let L-410s and Yak-40s.
As
the An-28 was produced in Poland, and had to be paid in foreign
currency after the break-up of the Soviet Union, payment in local
currency was an added advantage for the development of the An-38.
The
An-38 retains the basic wing and twin fin tail structure of the An-28,
but has a stretched fuselage with three additional seat rows. New high
efficiency Honeywell TPE331 or Omsk TVD-20 engines power the An-28. Many
other improvements have been made such as improved sound and vibration
insulation, reduced external noise, improved cockpit and passenger cabin
comfort, payload, fuel efficiency and flight speed. The An-38 is
equipped with a rear cargo door and a cargo-handling overhead-track
hoist. The seats and the baggage compartment can be folded by the crew
to provide a clear space for use as a cargo aircraft.
The
fixed tricycle gear with low pressure tires enables operation from
unpaved runways. The An-38 has weather radar and an integrated
navigation system and can be operated by night and in adverse weather.
It can be equipped with Western or CIS avionics.
Apart
from passenger and cargo configuration, the multirole An-38 can also be
equipped for forest patrol, aerial photography, survey, fishery patrol,
ambulance, VIP transport and military airlift.
The
first flight was made on June 23 1994 by the version with TPE331
engines, the An-38-100. The TVD-20 version, the An-38-200, followed on
December 11 2001. Certification of the An-38-100 in compliance with
AP-25 rules was granted April 22 1997. The An-38-200 was certificated on
November 28 2002.
The An-38-110 is a -100 with a reduced avionics fit, the An-38-120 is a -100 with an enhanced avionics fit.
In
December 1995 Antonov and NAPO (Novosibirsk Aircraft Production
Association) established a joint venture company, Siberian Antonov
Aircraft, to produce, market and provide after-sale support of the
An-38. Series production of the An-38-100 aircraft is by NAPO.
Two
prototypes (one at Antonov and one at NAPO) and a static test airframe
were built. Vostok Airlines became the launch customer for the
production aircraft and the first three were received by mid-1995. The
An-38 also entered service with e.g. Layang Layang Aerospace in
Malaysia, Alrosa-Avia in Russia, and Vietnam Air Services.
