Antonov An-22 Antey ("Cock")

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An-22 crash on Dec 9 might see retirement of the type and put more strain on Russian An-124 fleet:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000174608977121651
View: https://twitter.com/i/status/2000174608977121651


This catastrophe will likely accelerate the permanent grounding of the remaining handful of operational An-22s, effectively retiring the type from active duty. The crash underscores the growing risks associated with extending the service life of 50-year-old airframes to meet modern strategic transport demands. The operational focus will now shift almost entirely to the An-124 Ruslan and modernized Il-76 fleets to fill the heavy cargo gap left by the Antey’s final departure.
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https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/1...-giant-ends-era-for-worlds-largest-turboprop/
 
There are no any "remaining handful of operational An-22s". Level of expertise is overwhelming.
 
flateric said:
There are no any "remaining handful of operational An-22s". Level of expertise is overwhelming.
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The An-22 that broke was the last operational one in the world, the USSR only built a total of 68 including the prototypes before production ended.

alberchico said:
Enhanced image of the breakup, just brutal.
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Brutal is an understatement, what we're seeing is the catastrophic structural failure of aircraft that has exceeded its' total fatigue-life. Also given that the wreck crashed into a lake right below it ensured that there were no survivors.
 
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Or, more precisely, any attempt of a refit/Life extension should have been done solely with the participation or by... the manufacturer.
 
TomcatViP said:
Or, more precisely, any attempt of a refit/Life extension should have been done solely with the participation or by... the manufacturer.
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Good luck with that given the manufacturer in question is Antonov.
 
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NMaude said:
Good luck with that given the manufacturer in questions Antonov.
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The design bureau was Antonov, the manufacturer was Plant 84B in Uzbekistan, now known as Tashkent Aircraft Production Factory Mechanical Plant.


Tashkent was also the overhaul facility, logically enough.
 
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The mode of failure readily apparent in the picture above surely makes the logically not so obvious...

And why does my post got canceled?! Aren´t remarks about the apparent airworthiness of transport fleet of a now reclusive nation not a point that we can debate on an aerospace forum before the junks start falling apart above someone else city capitol?!
 
Because this is topic dedicated to Antonov An-22. You can debate on airworthiness of Russian transport aviation fleet somewhere else.
 
You created the thread and relocated my post on your own initiative here. I placed it in the An-124 thread knowingly.
 

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