An-112 ( An-112-KS ) is a stopped tanker project developed jointly with US Aerospace Inc. to participate in the competition of aircraft of this type for the US Air Force . [1] [2]
| An-112 | |
|---|---|
 projection views of a tanker aircraft | |
| Type of | tanker |
| Developer |  KB Antonov |
| The first flight | did not take place |
| Status | project stopped |
| Units produced | small layout |
| Base model | An-12 , An-70 |
Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 Technical and flight characteristics
- 2 See also
- 3 Literature
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
In 2010, the United States completed accepting applications for participation in a tender by the US Air Force for the creation and supply of new-generation tanker aircraft. Three companies decided to compete for $ 35-50 billion [3] : Boeing , EADS and Antonov . On the part of the Ukrainian aircraft concern, options were proposed based on the An-112, An-122 and An-124 , but only the first was sent to the competition. The US Air Force rejected this offer [4] , the appeal was also rejected [5] [6] - and as a result, the competition was won by the Boeing KC-46 project. [7] Representatives of the Ukrainian aircraft concern admitted defeat in the tender. [8]
Technical and flight characteristics
An-112KS is an adapted version of the short-takeoff and landing military transport aircraft An-70 with an elongated wing and jet engines made in America instead of turbofan. The equipment of Ukrainian-made D-18T aircraft engines was discarded at the stage of submitting a tender application. According to the proposal, the An-112KS will be able to deliver up to 55 tons of fuel to a distance of 900 kilometers or 15 tons to a distance of 4,500 kilometers. An-112KS will refuel aircraft in the air using three hoses (two on the wing and one in the fuselage ). [9]
See also
- IL-78
- Airbus A330 MRTT
- Boeing KC-767
Literature
- “Wings of the Motherland”, 2014. [10]
Notes
- ↑ US Aerospace appeals against KC-X exclusion, blames USAF 'conspiracy' . Flightglobal (August 5, 2010). Date of treatment October 4, 2010.
- ↑ An-122KC KC-X proposal revealed? , key.aero (August 6, 2010). Date of treatment January 1, 2012.
- ↑ http://ru.tsn.ua/ukrayina/antonov-budet-sorevnovatsya-s-boeing-za-50-mlrd-dollarov-pentagona.html
- ↑ USAF excludes "late" KC-X bid , Australian Aviation (August 9, 2010). Date of treatment October 4, 2010.
- ↑ Butler, Amy. US Aerospace Files Second KC-X Protest . The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc (September 3, 2010). Date of appeal September 12, 2010.
- ↑ Bennett, John T. "GAO Denies US Aerospace-Antonov KC-X Protest" . Defense News , October 6, 2010. (unavailable link)
- ↑ http://naukatehnika.com/nakonecz-to-dozhdalis-vvs-ssha-poluchili-pervyij-zapravshhik-kc-46a.html
- ↑ http://lenta.ru/articles/2010/07/12/kcx/
- ↑ http://mil.in.ua/novyny/staly-vidomi-podrobytsi-proektu-an-112-dlya-amerykanskogo-tenderu
- ↑ http://militaryrussia.ru/forum/download/file.php?id=30784